Celeron N3350 vs i7-2710QE

Place in the ranking	1735	2704
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	5.35	10.99
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	$24

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2710QE and Celeron N3350 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	11
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	216 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1160 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2710QE and Celeron N3350 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCPGA988	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2710QE and Celeron N3350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i7-2710QE and Celeron N3350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2710QE and Celeron N3350 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2710QE and Celeron N3350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.598 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	650 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2710QE and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-2710QE and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2710QE and Celeron N3350.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
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.

i7-2710QE 2.59
+265%

Celeron N3350 0.71

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.

i7-2710QE 4044
+265%

Celeron N3350 1107

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.59	0.71
Integrated graphics card	0.66	0.77
Recency	3 January 2011	30 August 2016
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	6 Watt

i7-2710QE has a 264.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron N3350, on the other hand, has 16.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-2710QE is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3350 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-2710QE and Celeron N3350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.