i3-1215U vs Celeron M U3400

Core i3-330M Core i3-350M Core i3-370M Core i3-380M Core i5-430M Core i5-460M Core i5-480M Core i5-520M Core i5-560M Core i7-620M Core i7-640M Pentium P6200
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Core i3-1000NG4 Core i3-1005G1 Core i3-1115G4 Core i3-1125G4 Core i3-1215U Core i3-1215U (IPU) Core i3-1220P Core i3-1305U Core i3-1315U Core i3-5005U Core i3-6006U Core i3-7020U

Aggregate performance score

Celeron M U3400
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.29
Core i3-1215U
2022
6 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.83
+2255%

Core i3-1215U outperforms Celeron M U3400 by a whopping 2255% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Celeron M U3400 Celeron M U3400
i3-1215U i3-1215U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31061019
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron MIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency1.5243.09
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date24 May 2010 (14 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.06 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate2500 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA1288FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 M U3400 0.29
i3-1215U 6.83
+2255%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron M U3400 1205
i3-1215U 7879
+554%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron M U3400 2317
i3-1215U 19430
+739%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron M U3400 62.2
i3-1215U 3.41
+1724%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.29 6.83
Recency 24 May 2010 23 February 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 15 Watt

i3-1215U has a 2255.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1215U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M U3400 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M U3400 and Core i3-1215U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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