Celeron N3050 vs Phenom II X3 N870

Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160
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Celeron N2840 Celeron N3000 Celeron N3010 Celeron N3050 Celeron N3060 Celeron N3150 Celeron N3160 Celeron N3350 Celeron N3450 Celeron N4000 Celeron N4020 Celeron N4500

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 N870
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
+186%
Celeron N3050
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.37

Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Celeron N3050 by a whopping 186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Phenom II X3 N870 Phenom II X3 N870
Celeron N3050 Celeron N3050

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24203026
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.875.84
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.16 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache1.5 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1 (S1g4)FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-Vno data
AES-NI-+
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

Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050 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 Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050 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 Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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.

Phenom II X3 N870 1.06
+186%
Celeron N3050 0.37

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Phenom II X3 N870 2
+148%
Celeron N3050 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.06 0.37
Recency 16 December 2010 1 April 2015
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Phenom II X3 N870 has a 186.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron N3050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X3 N870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3050 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N3050, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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