i5-8600 vs Celeron N3050

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3050
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.37
Core i5-8600
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.27
+1595%

Core i5-8600 outperforms Celeron N3050 by a whopping 1595% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3050 and Core i5-8600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30411077
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.84
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i5
Power efficiency5.839.12
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)14 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N3050 and Core i5-8600 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)
Threads26
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeIDIDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data149 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 i5-8600 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i5-8600. 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--
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3050 and Core i5-8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
MPX-+
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 i5-8600 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 Core i5-8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 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 630
Max video memory8 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency600 MHz1.15 GHz
Execution Units12no data
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3050 and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3050 and Core i5-8600.

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
i5-8600 6.27
+1595%

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
i5-8600 9963
+1594%

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
i5-8600 1466
+834%

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
i5-8600 5062
+1741%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 6.27
Integrated graphics card 0.77 3.09
Recency 1 April 2015 14 February 2018
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 6
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N3050 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

i5-8600, on the other hand, has a 1594.6% higher aggregate performance score, 301.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i5-8600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3050 is a notebook processor while Core i5-8600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3050 and Core i5-8600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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