Celeron N2820 vs N3160

Place in the ranking	2661	3098
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	17.99	4.33
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	1 December 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 and Celeron N2820 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	2.39 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L1 cache	no data	56K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 and Celeron N2820 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N2820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Celeron N2820 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N2820 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N2820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	640 MHz	756 MHz
Execution Units	12	no data
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Celeron N2820 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N2820 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N2820.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	4
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	5
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 N3160 0.76
+138%

Celeron N2820 0.32

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 N3160 1200
+138%

Celeron N2820 505

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 N3160 170

Celeron N2820 198
+16.5%

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 N3160 517
+50.7%

Celeron N2820 343

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.76	0.32
Integrated graphics card	0.62	0.77
Recency	15 January 2016	1 December 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	7 Watt

Celeron N3160 has a 137.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

Celeron N2820, on the other hand, has 24.2% faster integrated GPU.

The Celeron N3160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2820 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3160 and Celeron N2820, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.