Celeron N3060 vs 3215U
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 3215U outperforms Celeron N3060 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2737 | 2988 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Celeron |
Power efficiency | 4.29 | 6.62 |
Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Braswell (2015−2016) |
Release date | 1 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 15 January 2016 (8 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | $107 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 2 | 2 |
Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 2.48 GHz |
Bus type | no data | IDI |
Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | 82 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 90 °C |
Number of transistors | 1300 Million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 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 (Uniprocessor) |
Socket | FCBGA1168 | FCBGA1170 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
Idle States | no data | + |
Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
Smart Response | - | - |
GPIO | no data | + |
Smart Connect | no data | - |
FDI | + | no data |
Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
HD Audio | no data | + |
RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | - | - |
EDB | + | + |
Secure Boot | no data | + |
Secure Key | + | + |
Identity Protection | + | + |
OS Guard | - | - |
Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
VT-d | + | - |
VT-x | + | + |
VT-i | no data | - |
EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors | Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) (320 - 700 MHz) |
Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
Quick Sync Video | + | + |
Clear Video | + | + |
Clear Video HD | - | + |
Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | 600 MHz |
Execution Units | no data | 12 |
InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
eDP | + | + |
DisplayPort | + | + |
HDMI | + | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | 11.2/12 | + |
OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 12 | 4 |
USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
Integrated LAN | no data | - |
UART | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.68 | 0.42 |
Integrated graphics card | 0.77 | 0.45 |
Recency | 1 June 2015 | 15 January 2016 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Celeron 3215U has a 61.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 71.1% faster integrated GPU.
Celeron N3060, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 150% lower power consumption.
The Celeron 3215U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3060 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 3215U and Celeron N3060, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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