Celeron N5105 vs J3160

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3160 and Celeron N5105 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2572	1709
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Airmont (2016)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3160 and Celeron N5105 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3160 and Celeron N5105 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
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N5105. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron J3160 and Celeron N5105 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N5105 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 N5105. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	800 MHz
Execution Units	12	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3160 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12
OpenGL	+	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3160 and Celeron N5105.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	8
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.2
Total number of SATA ports	5	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	5	14
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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.82	2.62
Recency	15 January 2016	11 January 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	10 Watt

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