Atom C3508 vs Celeron B720

Place in the ranking	2865	2384
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	1.38	9.51
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron B720 and Atom C3508 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	1 (Single-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	17	16
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	224 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	1.5 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	131 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B720 and Atom C3508 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	G2 (988B)	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B720 and Atom C3508. 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	-	+
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron B720 and Atom C3508 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B720 and Atom C3508 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B720 and Atom C3508. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size	16 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron B720 and Atom C3508 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B720 and Atom C3508.

PCIe version	2.0	3
PCI Express lanes	16	8
USB revision	no data	3
Total number of SATA ports	no data	8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	8
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	4x2.5/1 GBE

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 B720 0.51

Atom C3508 1.13
+122%

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 B720 814

Atom C3508 1796
+121%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.51	1.13
Recency	1 January 2012	15 August 2017
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	11 Watt

Atom C3508 has a 121.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 218.2% lower power consumption.

The Atom C3508 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B720 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron B720 is a notebook processor while Atom C3508 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron B720 and Atom C3508, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.