i3-330E vs Celeron 4205U

Place in the ranking	2554	2606
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	5.45	2.15
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	23 January 2019 (5 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$177

Detailed specifications

Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E 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	4
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	0.03 GHz
Bus type	OPI	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	4 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	18	16
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C for rPGA,105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors	no data	382 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1528	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Smart Response	+	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8.79 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

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 4205U 0.88
+8.6%

i3-330E 0.81

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 4205U 1367
+8.5%

i3-330E 1260

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.88	0.81
Recency	23 January 2019	7 January 2010
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Celeron 4205U has a 8.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

i3-330E, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 4205U and Core i3-330E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.