i3-10100F vs Celeron N2930

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2930 and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2752	1144
Place by popularity	not in top-100	19
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	20.24
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	8.60	8.02
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)	12 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2930 and Core i3-10100F 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	8
Base clock speed	1.83 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.16 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	56K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2930 and Core i3-10100F 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2930 and Core i3-10100F. 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	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N2930 and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2930 and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2930 and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2930 and Core i3-10100F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2930 and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	4	16
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.66	5.72
Recency	23 February 2014	12 October 2020
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

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