A4-5050 vs Celeron J3355

Place in the ranking	2642	2571
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	7.11	5.29
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	1 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J3355 and A4-5050 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.5 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	no data	128K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3355 and A4-5050 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	FCBGA1296	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3355 and A4-5050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron J3355 and A4-5050 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3355 and A4-5050 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3355 and A4-5050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 500	AMD Radeon HD 8330
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3355 and A4-5050 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3355 and A4-5050 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3355 and A4-5050.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no 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 J3355 0.78

A4-5050 0.87
+11.5%

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 J3355 1197

A4-5050 1328
+10.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.78	0.87
Integrated graphics card	0.77	0.68
Recency	30 August 2016	1 February 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

Celeron J3355 has 13.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

A4-5050, on the other hand, has a 11.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The A4-5050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3355 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J3355 is a desktop processor while A4-5050 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J3355 and A4-5050, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.