Celeron N3450 vs i9-7980XE

Aggregate performance score

Core i9-7980XE
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
19.58
+1418%

Core i9-7980XE outperforms Celeron N3450 by a whopping 1418% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-7980XE and Celeron N3450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3072296
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.74no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i9Intel Celeron
Power efficiency10.8619.68
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date30 May 2017 (7 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-7980XE and Celeron N3450 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores18 (Octadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads364
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache1.125 MBno data
L2 cache18 MB2 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature94 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-7980XE and Celeron N3450 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7980XE and Celeron N3450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i9-7980XE and Celeron N3450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7980XE and Celeron N3450 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7980XE and Celeron N3450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB8 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics 500
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-7980XE and Celeron N3450 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-7980XE and Celeron N3450 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7980XE and Celeron N3450.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes446
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-7980XE 19.58
+1418%
Celeron N3450 1.29

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-7980XE 30092
+1417%
Celeron N3450 1983

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-7980XE 1444
+492%
Celeron N3450 244

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-7980XE 11241
+1551%
Celeron N3450 681

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.58 1.29
Recency 30 May 2017 30 August 2016
Physical cores 18 4
Threads 36 4
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 6 Watt

i9-7980XE has a 1417.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads.

Celeron N3450, on the other hand, has 2650% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-7980XE is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3450 in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-7980XE is a desktop processor while Celeron N3450 is a notebook one.


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