i3-8100T vs Celeron N4100

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.61
Core i3-8100T
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.44
+114%

Core i3-8100T outperforms Celeron N4100 by a whopping 114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21111567
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.15
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i3
Power efficiency24.478.96
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T 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 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier1131
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg C82 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T 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)
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
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 N4100 and Core i3-8100T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 600Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory8 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency700 MHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units12no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes616
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 N4100 1.61
i3-8100T 3.44
+114%

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
i3-8100T 5270
+114%

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
i3-8100T 1106
+258%

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 827
i3-8100T 3137
+279%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.61 3.44
Integrated graphics card 0.87 3.09
Recency 11 December 2017 2 April 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron N4100 has 483.3% lower power consumption.

i3-8100T, on the other hand, has a 113.7% higher aggregate performance score, 255.2% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 3 months.

The Core i3-8100T is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4100 is a notebook processor while Core i3-8100T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4100 and Core i3-8100T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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