Celeron N3050 vs Pentium J4205

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J4205 and Celeron N3050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2132	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	14.29	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J4205 and Celeron N3050 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.16 GHz
Bus type	no data	IDI
Multiplier	15	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J4205 and Celeron N3050 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1296	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N3050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	-	-
HD Audio	+	+
RST	-	-

Security technologies

Pentium J4205 and Celeron N3050 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	-	-
Anti-Theft	-	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N3050 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N3050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 505	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	600 MHz
Execution Units	18	12
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	+
OpenGL	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N3050.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	6	4
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	8	5
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 August 2016	1 April 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	6 Watt

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