i3-8100H vs Celeron N4000

Place in the ranking	2513	1696
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	14.67	5.70
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)	3 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$225

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	11	30
L1 cache	112 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	8 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	1 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	16
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 N4000 0.93

i3-8100H 2.71
+191%

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 N4000 1472

i3-8100H 4310
+193%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.93	2.71
Integrated graphics card	0.87	3.09
Recency	11 December 2017	3 July 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	45 Watt

Celeron N4000 has 650% lower power consumption.

i3-8100H, on the other hand, has a 191.4% higher aggregate performance score, 255.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-8100H is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4000 and Core i3-8100H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.