i3-4100U vs Celeron J3455

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2190	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.15	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	13.48	no data
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U 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	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	-	+
FDI	no data	-
AMT	no data	9.5
Matrix Storage	no data	-
HD Audio	+	+
RST	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 500	Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memory	8 GB	2 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	1 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	11.2/12
OpenGL	+	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3455 and Core i3-4100U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	6	12
PCI support	no data	-
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	4
Integrated IDE	no data	-
Number of USB ports	8	4
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.77	1.35
Recency	30 August 2016	4 June 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

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