i7-11700F vs Celeron N3450
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-11700F outperforms Celeron N3450 by a whopping 957% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N3450 and Core i7-11700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2296 | 562 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Power efficiency | 19.72 | 19.23 |
| Architecture codename | Apollo Lake (2014−2016) | Rocket Lake (2021) |
| Release date | 30 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 16 March 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N3450 and Core i7-11700F 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 11 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N3450 and Core i7-11700F 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 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i7-11700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Celeron N3450 and Core i7-11700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i7-11700F 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 N3450 and Core i7-11700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 50 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 500 | no data |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 700 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3450 and Core i7-11700F 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 N3450 and Core i7-11700F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | no data |
| OpenGL | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3450 and Core i7-11700F.
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.25 | 13.21 |
| Recency | 30 August 2016 | 16 March 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Celeron N3450 has 983.3% lower power consumption.
i7-11700F, on the other hand, has a 956.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Core i7-11700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3450 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron N3450 is a notebook processor while Core i7-11700F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3450 and Core i7-11700F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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