Atom C3538 vs Celeron J4105

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J4105
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.83
+53.8%
Atom C3538
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.19

Celeron J4105 outperforms Atom C3538 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20102361
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.090.04
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Atom
Power efficiency17.327.51
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date11 December 2017 (7 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron J4105 has 5125% better value for money than Atom C3538.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Multiplier1521
L1 cache256 KB224 KB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
L3 cache4 MB8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size93 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C87 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538 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)
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® ME-
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4: 2133
Maximum memory size8 GB256 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4105 and Atom C3538.

PCIe version2.03
PCI Express lanes612
USB revision2.0/3.03
Total number of SATA ports212
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports212
Number of USB ports88
Integrated LAN-2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBE
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 J4105 1.83
+53.8%
Atom C3538 1.19

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 J4105 2899
+53.5%
Atom C3538 1889

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 J4105 325
+27.5%
Atom C3538 255

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 J4105 922
+3%
Atom C3538 895

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.83 1.19
Recency 11 December 2017 15 August 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron J4105 has a 53.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Celeron J4105 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3538 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J4105 is a desktop processor while Atom C3538 is a server/workstation one.


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