Celeron N3000 vs PRO A12-8870E

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A12-8870E
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.90
+387%
Celeron N3000
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.39

PRO A12-8870E outperforms Celeron N3000 by a whopping 387% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-8870E and Celeron N3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19773015
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency5.139.22
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release dateOctober 2016 (8 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870E 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 speed2.9 GHz1.04 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.08 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-8870E 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)
SocketAM4FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870E and Celeron N3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

PRO A12-8870E and Celeron N3000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-8870E and Celeron N3000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-8870E and Celeron N3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
iGPU core count8no data
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduron/a-
Switchable graphics+-
Graphics max frequencyno data600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870E and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortn/a+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870E and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12+
OpenGLno data+
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870E 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.

PRO A12-8870E 1.90
+387%
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.

PRO A12-8870E 3023
+383%
Celeron N3000 626

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.90 0.39
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 4 Watt

PRO A12-8870E has a 387.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N3000, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 775% lower power consumption.

The PRO A12-8870E is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3000 in performance tests.

Note that PRO A12-8870E is a desktop processor while Celeron N3000 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A12-8870E and Celeron N3000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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