Celeron G6900 vs N3050

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3050
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.37
Celeron G6900
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 46 Watt
2.86
+673%

Celeron G6900 outperforms Celeron N3050 by a whopping 673% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30411673
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency5.835.88
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900. 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++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 710
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency600 MHz1.3 GHz
Execution Units1216

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes420
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
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 N3050 0.37
Celeron G6900 2.86
+673%

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 N3050 588
Celeron G6900 4549
+674%

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 N3050 157
Celeron G6900 1683
+972%

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 N3050 275
Celeron G6900 2821
+926%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 2.86
Integrated graphics card 0.77 2.86
Recency 1 April 2015 4 January 2022
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 46 Watt

Celeron N3050 has 666.7% lower power consumption.

Celeron G6900, on the other hand, has a 673% higher aggregate performance score, 271.4% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 6 years.

The Celeron G6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3050 is a notebook processor while Celeron G6900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3050 and Celeron G6900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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