Celeron N4000 vs J3160

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.82
Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.95
+15.9%

N4000 outperforms J3160 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3160 and Celeron N4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25722478
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameAirmont (2016)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J3160 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
Multiplierno data11
L1 cacheno data112 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 deg C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3160 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)
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N4000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response--
GPIO++
Smart Connect-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron J3160 and Celeron N4000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N4000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory8 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHz650 MHz
Execution Units1212

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3160 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N4000.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes46
USB revision2.0/3.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports52
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports22
Number of USB ports58
Integrated LAN--
UART++

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 J3160 0.82
Celeron N4000 0.95
+15.9%

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 J3160 1266
Celeron N4000 1472
+16.3%

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 J3160 172
Celeron N4000 324
+88.4%

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 J3160 502
Celeron N4000 530
+5.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 0.95
Recency 15 January 2016 11 December 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2

Celeron J3160 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N4000, on the other hand, has a 15.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Celeron N4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3160 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J3160 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4000 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J3160 and Celeron N4000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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