Celeron N3000 vs i5-3450

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-3450
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 77 Watt
2.83
+626%
Celeron N3000
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.39

Core i5-3450 outperforms Celeron N3000 by a whopping 626% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16783015
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.54no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency3.489.23
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date29 April 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$186$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.04 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.08 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
FDI+no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2500Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

i5-3450 2.83
+626%
Celeron N3000 0.39

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.

i5-3450 4503
+619%
Celeron N3000 626

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.

i5-3450 601
+298%
Celeron N3000 151

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.

i5-3450 1763
+568%
Celeron N3000 264

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.83 0.39
Integrated graphics card 0.69 0.77
Recency 29 April 2012 1 April 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 4 Watt

i5-3450 has a 625.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N3000, on the other hand, has 11.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1825% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-3450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3000 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-3450 is a desktop processor while Celeron N3000 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-3450 and Celeron N3000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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