Celeron N3010 vs 3205U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3205U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.60
+57.9%
Celeron N3010
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.38

Celeron 3205U outperforms Celeron N3010 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3205U and Celeron N3010 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27953012
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency3.798.99
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Airmont (2016)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)10 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3205U and Celeron N3010 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.5 GHz1.04 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3205U and Celeron N3010 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3205U and Celeron N3010. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response--
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Celeron 3205U and Celeron N3010 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guard--
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3205U and Celeron N3010 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3205U and Celeron N3010. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processorsno data
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency800 MHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3205U and Celeron N3010 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3205U and Celeron N3010 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3205U and Celeron N3010.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes124
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 data5
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.

Celeron 3205U 0.60
+57.9%
Celeron N3010 0.38

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.

Celeron 3205U 947
+56.5%
Celeron N3010 605

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.

Celeron 3205U 268
+47.3%
Celeron N3010 182

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.

Celeron 3205U 483
+47.3%
Celeron N3010 328

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.60 0.38
Recency 1 March 2015 10 January 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 4 Watt

Celeron 3205U has a 57.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N3010, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 275% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 3205U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3010 in performance tests.


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