7 160HL vs Celeron N3160

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Core 7 160HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2615not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 and Core 7 160HL 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 and Core 7 160HL 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
SocketFCBGA11701700
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Core 7 160HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Core 7 160HL 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+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Core 7 160HL 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 Core 7 160HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU
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 N3160 and Core 7 160HL integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Core 7 160HL integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Core 7 160HL.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes48
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

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 January 2016 8 April 2024
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 45 Watt

Celeron N3160 has 650% lower power consumption.

7 160HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 250% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron N3160 and Core 7 160HL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron N3160 is a notebook processor while Core 7 160HL is a desktop one.


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