Celeron N3050 vs B840

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron B840
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.61
+64.9%
Celeron N3050
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.37

Celeron B840 outperforms Celeron N3050 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron B840 and Celeron N3050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28013041
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.655.83
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 July 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron B840 and Celeron N3050 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 speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz2.16 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0IDI
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B840 and Celeron N3050 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)
SocketG2 (988B)FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B840 and Celeron N3050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Celeron B840 and Celeron N3050 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B840 and Celeron N3050 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B840 and Celeron N3050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 950 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron B840 and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron B840 and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B840 and Celeron N3050.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
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 B840 0.61
+64.9%
Celeron N3050 0.37

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 B840 967
+64.5%
Celeron N3050 588

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 B840 328
+109%
Celeron N3050 157

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 B840 597
+117%
Celeron N3050 275

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 0.37
Integrated graphics card 0.34 0.77
Recency 1 July 2011 1 April 2015
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron B840 has a 64.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N3050, on the other hand, has 126.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron B840 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3050 in performance tests.


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