Celeron N4100 vs 3215U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3215U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.68
Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.54
+126%

Celeron N4100 outperforms Celeron 3215U by a whopping 126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27372132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency4.2924.29
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.7 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB4 MB
L3 cache2 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 deg C
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100 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)
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response--
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHz700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3215U and Celeron N4100.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes126
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.

Celeron 3215U 0.68
Celeron N4100 1.54
+126%

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 3215U 1083
Celeron N4100 2453
+127%

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 3215U 332
+7.1%
Celeron N4100 310

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 3215U 589
Celeron N4100 823
+39.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 1.54
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.87
Recency 1 June 2015 11 December 2017
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N4100 has a 126.5% higher aggregate performance score, 13% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3215U in performance tests.


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