Celeron J3160 vs N4100

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.61
+94%

Celeron N4100 outperforms Celeron J3160 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21142598
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency24.4712.61
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Airmont (2016)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 deg C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response--
GPIO++
Smart Connectno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+-
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600no data
Max video memory8 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency700 MHz700 MHz
Execution Units1212

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12+
OpenGL4.4+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron J3160.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes64
USB revision2.0/3.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports25
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports22
Number of USB ports85
Integrated LAN--
UART++

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 N4100 1.61
+94%
Celeron J3160 0.83

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 N4100 2457
+93.6%
Celeron J3160 1269

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.

Celeron N4100 309
+79.7%
Celeron J3160 172

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.

Celeron N4100 825
+63.4%
Celeron J3160 505

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.61 0.83
Recency 11 December 2017 15 January 2016

Celeron N4100 has a 94% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Celeron N4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3160 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4100 is a notebook processor while Celeron J3160 is a desktop one.


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