i5-12600HE vs Celeron N3350

Place in the ranking	2705	443
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	10.99	32.57
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$24	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3350 and Core i5-12600HE 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	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Multiplier	11	no data
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	217 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3350 and Core i5-12600HE 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	FCBGA1296	Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3350 and Core i5-12600HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
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
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3350 and Core i5-12600HE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3350 and Core i5-12600HE 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 N3350 and Core i5-12600HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
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 500	Iris Xe 80EU
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3350 and Core i5-12600HE integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3350 and Core i5-12600HE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3350 and Core i5-12600HE.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	20
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	8	no data
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 N3350 0.71

i5-12600HE 15.78
+2123%

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 N3350 1107

i5-12600HE 24599
+2122%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.71	15.78
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	45 Watt

Celeron N3350 has 650% lower power consumption.

i5-12600HE, on the other hand, has a 2122.5% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-12600HE is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3350 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3350 and Core i5-12600HE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.