Intel Celeron N2820 vs Intel Core i3-330M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N2820 and Intel Core i3-330M 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).

Intel Celeron N2820

Intel Core i3-330M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N2820

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.39 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for 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 10 January 2010
Maximum frequency	2.39 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for 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 i3-330M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 813 vs 602
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1027 vs 502
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 317 vs 199
Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 689 vs 348

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	813 vs 602
PassMark - CPU mark	1027 vs 502
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	317 vs 199
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	689 vs 348

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N2820
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-330M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

602

813

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

502

1027

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

199

317

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

348

689

Name	Intel Celeron N2820	Intel Core i3-330M
PassMark - Single thread mark	602	813
PassMark - CPU mark	502	1027
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	199	317
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	348	689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1289
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1289
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.641

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N2820	Intel Core i3-330M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Arrandale
Launch date	1 December 2013	10 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$49
Place in performance rating	2856	2972
Price now	$209.99	$48.56
Processor Number	N2820	i3-330M
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.32	10.85
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.13 GHz	2.13 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Maximum frequency	2.39 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
VID voltage range	0.40V – 1.14V
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1066	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	313 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	756 MHz	667 MHz
Graphics max frequency	756 MHz	667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.5 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	BGA1288, PGA988
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
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)