i3-10100 vs Celeron N3050

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3050
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.37
Core i3-10100
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.44
+1370%

Core i3-10100 outperforms Celeron N3050 by a whopping 1370% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30411164
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.43
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency5.837.92
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Comet Lake-S (2020)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$130

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100. 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-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
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

Security technologies

Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory8 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency600 MHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units12no data
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i3-10100.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes416
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
i3-10100 5.44
+1370%

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
i3-10100 8648
+1371%

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
i3-10100 1436
+815%

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
i3-10100 4233
+1439%

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 N3050 1099
i3-10100 6863
+524%

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 N3050 2064
i3-10100 26903
+1203%

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 N3050 55.2
i3-10100 6.34
+771%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron N3050 1
i3-10100 10
+1157%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N3050 63
i3-10100 895
+1332%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N3050 34
i3-10100 181
+432%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron N3050 0.41
i3-10100 2.05
+400%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron N3050 0.4
i3-10100 5
+1090%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Celeron N3050 529
i3-10100 6124
+1058%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron N3050 5
i3-10100 56
+1077%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron N3050 26
i3-10100 213
+733%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 5.44
Integrated graphics card 0.77 3.09
Recency 1 April 2015 30 April 2020
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N3050 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

i3-10100, on the other hand, has a 1370.3% higher aggregate performance score, 301.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i3-10100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3050 is a notebook processor while Core i3-10100 is a desktop one.


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