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).

 

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 2660 2664
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)

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