Intel Celeron N3050 vs Intel Core i3-3217UE

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N3050 and Intel Core i3-3217UE 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. 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron N3050

Intel Core i3-3217UE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N3050

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.16 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 17 Watt

Launch date	1 April 2015 vs August 2012
Maximum frequency	2.16 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 17 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3217UE

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 711 vs 552
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1362 vs 587

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	711 vs 552
PassMark - CPU mark	1362 vs 587

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N3050
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-3217UE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

552

711

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

587

1362

Name	Intel Celeron N3050	Intel Core i3-3217UE
PassMark - Single thread mark	552	711
PassMark - CPU mark	587	1362
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	186
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	0.666
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	515
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1428
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2267
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	515
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1428
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2267

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N3050	Intel Core i3-3217UE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Braswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	1 April 2015	August 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2658	2661
Price now	$119.42
Processor Number	N3050	i3-3217UE
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.17
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.16 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		118 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	320 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	900 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	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics max dynamic frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
CRT
SDVO
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm	31mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	1
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	5
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1	1x16 2x8 1x8 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® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
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)