Celeron N3060 vs i9-14900HX

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	156	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Raptor Lake-HX	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	49.52	no data
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-HX Refresh (2024)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$107

Detailed specifications

Core i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.7 GHz	2.48 GHz
Bus type	no data	IDI
Bus rate	157 MHz	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	14 nm
Die size	257 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1964	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060 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 i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR3
Maximum memory size	192 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.65 GHz	600 MHz
Execution Units	32	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	+
OpenGL	4.6	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-14900HX and Celeron N3060.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4
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	5
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 January 2024	15 January 2016
Physical cores	24	2
Threads	32	2
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	6 Watt

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