Celeron N3160 vs i5-8500T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-8500T
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 35 Watt
5.05
+547%

Core i5-8500T outperforms Celeron N3160 by a whopping 547% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12292646
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.15no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency13.1617.78
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0IDI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache9 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160 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)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP+-
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)
Max video memory64 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz640 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12+
OpenGL4.5+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8500T and Celeron N3160.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
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.

i5-8500T 5.05
+547%
Celeron N3160 0.78

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.

i5-8500T 7728
+551%
Celeron N3160 1187

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.

i5-8500T 1193
+606%
Celeron N3160 169

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.

i5-8500T 4146
+703%
Celeron N3160 516

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.05 0.78
Integrated graphics card 3.09 0.62
Recency 2 April 2018 15 January 2016
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

i5-8500T has a 547.4% higher aggregate performance score, 398.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron N3160, on the other hand, has 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-8500T is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3160 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-8500T is a desktop processor while Celeron N3160 is a notebook one.


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