Intel Celeron N3010 vs Intel Core i7-4578U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N3010 and Intel Core i7-4578U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N3010

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 7x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 28 Watt
  • Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 973 vs 788
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 4 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 973 vs 788

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4578U

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 56% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.24 GHz
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 90°C
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1931 vs 588
  • 5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3106 vs 605
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1697 vs 1625
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz vs 2.24 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 90°C
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1931 vs 588
PassMark - CPU mark 3106 vs 605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1697 vs 1625

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N3010
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4578U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
588
1931
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
605
3106
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
973
788
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1625
1697
Name Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Core i7-4578U
PassMark - Single thread mark 588 1931
PassMark - CPU mark 605 3106
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 973 788
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1625 1697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 43.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.297

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Core i7-4578U

Essentials

Architecture codename Braswell Haswell
Launch date Q1'16 21 July 2014
Place in performance rating 2507 2512
Processor Number N3010 i7-4578U
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $426

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.04 GHz 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 2.24 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 181 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB
Transistor count 1300 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L-1600 DDR3L-1333, 1600; LPDDR3-1333, 1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s

Graphics

Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 320 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics max frequency 600 MHz 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 8 GB 2 GB
Device ID 0xA2E
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel® Iris® Graphics 5100

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX Yes 11.2/12
OpenGL Yes 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm x 27mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 3 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1170 FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 4 Watt 28 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 4 12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 5
PCI Express revision 2.0 2
PCIe configurations 1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1 4x1, 2x4
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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI

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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A