Celeron J3060 vs Pentium N3700

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3700 and Celeron J3060 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2507	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Airmont (2015−2016)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$107
Current price	$358 (2.2x MSRP)	$187 (1.7x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3700 and Celeron J3060 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	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.48 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 and Celeron J3060 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Celeron J3060. 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	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	-
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
HD Audio	+	+
RST	-	-

Security technologies

Pentium N3700 and Celeron J3060 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 N3700 and Celeron J3060 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	-	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Celeron J3060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	700 MHz
Execution Units	16	12
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Celeron J3060 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Celeron J3060 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	+
OpenGL	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Celeron J3060.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	4
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	5
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	5	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	1 April 2015	15 January 2016
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Cost	$161	$107

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