Mobile Sempron M100 vs Celeron N3160
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N3160 outperforms Mobile Sempron M100 by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N3160 and Mobile Sempron M100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2661 | 3201 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | AMD Mobile Sempron |
| Power efficiency | 17.98 | 0.83 |
| Architecture codename | Braswell (2015−2016) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 15 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N3160 and Mobile Sempron M100 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.24 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | IDI | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N3160 and Mobile Sempron M100 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) | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | S |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Mobile Sempron M100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | AMD Virtualization, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow, Enhanced Virus Protection, MMX |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| 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 N3160 and Mobile Sempron M100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| 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 Mobile Sempron M100 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3160 and Mobile Sempron M100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz) | no data |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 640 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Mobile Sempron M100 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Mobile Sempron M100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | no data |
| OpenGL | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Mobile Sempron M100.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.76 | 0.22 |
| Recency | 15 January 2016 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 25 Watt |
Celeron N3160 has a 245.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.
The Celeron N3160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Sempron M100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3160 and Mobile Sempron M100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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