Phenom II X3 N870 vs Celeron N3450

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N3450
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.30
+18.2%

Celeron N3450 outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22962416
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency19.762.87
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)16 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870 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 speed1.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
Multiplier11no data
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache2 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870 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)no data
SocketFCBGA1296S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V
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 N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870 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
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870 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 N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 500no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no 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 ports8no 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 N3450 1.30
+18.2%
Phenom II X3 N870 1.10

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron N3450 2
Phenom II X3 N870 2
+4.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.30 1.10
Recency 30 August 2016 16 December 2010
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron N3450 has a 18.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N3450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3450 and Phenom II X3 N870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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