Celeron N4505 vs N3160

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.76
Celeron N4505
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
1.43
+88.2%

Celeron N4505 outperforms Celeron N3160 by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26602202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency17.9713.52
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505 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 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L2 cache2 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response--
GPIO++
Smart Connect-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505 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 N3160 and Celeron N4505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency640 MHz750 MHz
Execution Units1216

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes48
USB revision2.0/3.02.0/3.2
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports22
Number of USB ports514
Integrated LAN--
UART++

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
Celeron N4505 1.43
+88.2%

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 1202
Celeron N4505 2266
+88.5%

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 N4505 459
+170%

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
Celeron N4505 764
+47.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 1.43
Integrated graphics card 0.62 5.58
Recency 15 January 2016 11 January 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron N3160 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

Celeron N4505, on the other hand, has a 88.2% higher aggregate performance score, 800% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron N4505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3160 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3160 is a notebook processor while Celeron N4505 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3160 and Celeron N4505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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