Intel Celeron N3450 processor review

Intel Celeron N3450

Celeron N3450 processor released by Intel; release date: 1 September 2016. At the time of release, the processor cost $107. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Apollo Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.20 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 105°C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L2 - 2 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s. Maximum memory size: 8 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1296. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 6 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® HD Graphics 500 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 700 MHz, maximum video memory size - 8 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
768
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
1983
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
282
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
934
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
507 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
872 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
1618 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
507.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
872.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
1618.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 768
PassMark - CPU mark 1983
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 282
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 507 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 872 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 1618 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 507.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 872.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 1618.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel HD Graphics 500

Technical info

Boost clock speed 750 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Floating-point performance 144.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 12
Texture fill rate 9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Games performance

Valorant (2020)

Low, 1280x7209.09

Hearthstone (2020)

Low, 1920x108023.90
Medium, 1920x108024.00
High, 1920x108011.20

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76815.30
Medium, 1366x76814.00

League of Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x72028.20
Medium, 1920x108020.20
High, 1920x108013.90
Ultra, 1920x108012.60

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x76834.40
Medium, 1920x10804.60

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x7202.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x7203.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72012.00

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x7205.50

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x7201.00
QHD, 2560x14401.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x7205.50
Medium, 1920x10804.32
High, 1920x10803.96

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72019.70
Medium, 1366x76817.20

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00
Medium, 1920x10805.60

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72018.10
Medium, 1920x10806.20

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x7204.90

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x7208.70

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72015.90

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76815.50

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76819.10

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72022.10
Medium, 1366x76815.30
High, 1920x10805.60
Ultra, 1920x10805.10

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x76828.50
Medium, 1366x76812.50

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72017.70

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76871.60
Medium, 1366x76813.70

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72021.00
Medium, 1366x7689.83
High, 1366x7688.89
Ultra, 1920x10802.70

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76821.50
Medium, 1366x7689.30

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76817.35
Medium, 1366x76813.60

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72011.20
Medium, 1366x7687.60

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76822.90
High, 1366x76811.10

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x76854.50
Medium, 1360x76814.10

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Low, 640x480119.00
High, 1024x76827.20

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x60046.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Apollo Lake
Launch date 1 September 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $107
Place in performance rating 2545
Price now $165.70
Processor Number N3450
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.26
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.10 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 2.20 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x5A85
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max frequency 700 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 500

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 24mm x 31mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1296
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)