Phenom X3 8750 BE vs Celeron N3160

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Phenom X3 8750 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2652not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency17.65no data
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)Toliman (2008)
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)September 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 and Phenom X3 8750 BE 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data285 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 and Phenom X3 8750 BE 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
SocketFCBGA1170AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Phenom X3 8750 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
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 Phenom X3 8750 BE 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 Phenom X3 8750 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 Phenom X3 8750 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Braswell)no 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 N3160 and Phenom X3 8750 BE integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Phenom X3 8750 BE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Phenom X3 8750 BE.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes4no data
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


Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron N3160 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1483.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Celeron N3160 and Phenom X3 8750 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron N3160 is a notebook processor while Phenom X3 8750 BE is a desktop one.


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