Atom C3538 vs Celeron J4105

Place in the ranking	1987	2338
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.24	0.04
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	17.33	7.48
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 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 5500% 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Multiplier	15	21
L1 cache	256 KB	224 KB
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	93 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	87 °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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 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 extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no 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 Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes 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 types	DDR4	DDR4: 2133
Maximum memory size	8 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 600	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported	3	no 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.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	2.0	3
PCI Express lanes	6	12
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3
Total number of SATA ports	2	12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	12
Number of USB ports	8	8
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 1.90
+54.5%

Atom C3538 1.23

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 2908
+53.9%

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 920
+2.8%

Atom C3538 895