Intel Celeron N2820 vs Intel Core i3-2350M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N2820 and Intel Core i3-2350M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron N2820

Intel Core i3-2350M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N2820

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.39 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.4x lower typical power consumption: 7.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 December 2013 vs 15 May 2011
Maximum frequency	2.39 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2350M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 971 vs 602
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1256 vs 502
Around 94% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 386 vs 199
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 848 vs 348

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB vs 112 KB
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	971 vs 602
PassMark - CPU mark	1256 vs 502
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386 vs 199
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	848 vs 348

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N2820
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2350M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

602

971

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

502

1256

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

199

386

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

348

848

Name	Intel Celeron N2820	Intel Core i3-2350M
PassMark - Single thread mark	602	971
PassMark - CPU mark	502	1256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	199	386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	348	848
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1289
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1289
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		26.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.665

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N2820	Intel Core i3-2350M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	1 December 2013	15 May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$225
Place in performance rating	2856	3100
Price now	$209.99	$41.97
Processor Number	N2820	i3-2350M
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	1.32	18.37
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency	2.39 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
VID voltage range	0.40V – 1.14V
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L3 cache		3 MB
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1066	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	313 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	756 MHz	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	756 MHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID		0x116
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.5 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	PPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7.5 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	16
Number of USB ports	5
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Total number of SATA ports	2
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)