Celeron N3160 vs J4115

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J4115
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.69
+122%
Celeron N3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.76

Celeron J4115 outperforms Celeron N3160 by a whopping 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20612660
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Gemini LakeIntel Celeron
Power efficiency15.9817.97
Architecture codenameGemini Lake (2019)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160 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 speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+-
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 600Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)
Max video memory8 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency750 MHz640 MHz
Execution Units1212

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12+
OpenGL4.4+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4115 and Celeron N3160.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes64
USB revision2.0/3.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports22
Number of USB ports85
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.


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 J4115 1.69
+122%
Celeron N3160 0.76

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 J4115 2687
+124%
Celeron N3160 1202

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 0.76
Integrated graphics card 0.87 0.62
Recency 4 November 2019 15 January 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron J4115 has a 122.4% higher aggregate performance score, 40.3% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Celeron N3160, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron J4115 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3160 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J4115 is a desktop processor while Celeron N3160 is a notebook one.


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