i3-350M vs Celeron N4000C

Place in the ranking	2543	2716
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	14.04	1.84
Architecture codename	no data	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$130

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	0.27 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	no data	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	17
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+114 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors	no data	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1090	BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	-	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	667 MHz
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
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 N4000C 0.89
+30.9%

i3-350M 0.68

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 N4000C 1406
+29.5%

i3-350M 1086

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.89	0.68
Recency	1 April 2019	7 January 2010
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

Celeron N4000C has a 30.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

i3-350M, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

The Celeron N4000C is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-350M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4000C and Core i3-350M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.