Atom C3338 vs Celeron N3150

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3150
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.75
+15.4%
Atom C3338
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 8 Watt
0.65

Celeron N3150 outperforms Atom C3338 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3150 and Atom C3338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26492748
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.06
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Atom
Power efficiency11.786.81
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)22 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$27

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N3150 and Atom C3338 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.08 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
Multiplierno data15
L1 cacheno data112 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C89 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3150 and Atom C3338 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)
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3150 and Atom C3338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3150 and Atom C3338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3150 and Atom C3338 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 N3150 and Atom C3338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidthno data14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Seriesno data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency640 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3150 and Atom C3338 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3150 and Atom C3338 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3150 and Atom C3338.

PCIe version2.03
PCI Express lanes410
USB revision2.0/3.03
Total number of SATA ports210
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports210
Number of USB ports58
Integrated LAN-4x2.5/1 GBE
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 N3150 0.75
+15.4%
Atom C3338 0.65

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 N3150 1192
+16%
Atom C3338 1028

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 0.65
Recency 1 April 2015 22 February 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 8 Watt

Celeron N3150 has a 15.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

Atom C3338, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Celeron N3150 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3338 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3150 is a notebook processor while Atom C3338 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3150 and Atom C3338, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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