Celeron N4000 vs 3965U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3965U
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.09
+17.2%
Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.93

Celeron 3965U outperforms Celeron N4000 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3965U and Celeron N4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24172529
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency6.8714.66
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-U (2017)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3965U and Celeron N4000 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 speed2.2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier2211
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.7 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 deg C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3965U and Celeron N4000 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,FPBGA1356FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3965U and Celeron N4000. 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+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+-
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Celeron 3965U and Celeron N4000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3965U and Celeron N4000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3965U and Celeron N4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 610Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory32 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3965U and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3965U and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
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 3965U and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3965U and Celeron N4000.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes106
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 3965U 1.09
+17.2%
Celeron N4000 0.93

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 3965U 1732
+17.7%
Celeron N4000 1472

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 3965U 442
+36.4%
Celeron N4000 324

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 3965U 790
+49.6%
Celeron N4000 528

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.09 0.93
Integrated graphics card 1.85 0.87
Recency 3 January 2017 11 December 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron 3965U has a 17.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 112.6% faster integrated GPU.

Celeron N4000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 3965U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.


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