Celeron N3160 vs 3865U

Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3865U
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.83
+10.7%
Celeron N3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.75

Celeron 3865U outperforms Celeron N3160 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3865U and Celeron N3160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25802652
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency5.2417.74
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-U (2017)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3865U and Celeron N3160 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 speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeOPIIDI
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.7 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3865U and Celeron N3160 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1356,FPBGA1356FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron N3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron 3865U and Celeron N3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron N3160 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 3865U and Celeron N3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 610Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)
Max video memory32 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency900 MHz640 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3865U and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12+
OpenGL4.4+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3865U and Celeron N3160.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes104
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 3865U 0.83
+10.7%
Celeron N3160 0.75

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 3865U 1321
+10.8%
Celeron N3160 1192

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 3865U 393
+131%
Celeron N3160 170

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 3865U 692
+33.8%
Celeron N3160 517

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 0.75
Integrated graphics card 1.85 0.62
Recency 3 January 2017 15 January 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron 3865U has a 10.7% higher aggregate performance score, 198.4% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 11 months.

Celeron N3160, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 3865U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3160 in performance tests.


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