Intel Celeron N3050 vs Intel Core i5-450M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N3050 and Intel Core i5-450M 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 i5-450M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N3050

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 April 2015 vs 1 June 2010
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-450M

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 2.16 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1045 vs 553
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1239 vs 588
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 376 vs 186
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 785 vs 339

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 2.16 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1045 vs 553
PassMark - CPU mark	1239 vs 588
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	376 vs 186
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	785 vs 339

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N3050
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-450M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

553

1045

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

588

1239

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

186

376

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

339

785

Name	Intel Celeron N3050	Intel Core i5-450M
PassMark - Single thread mark	553	1045
PassMark - CPU mark	588	1239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	186	376
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	339	785
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 i5-450M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Braswell	Arrandale
Launch date	1 April 2015	1 June 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$32
Place in performance rating	2660	2636
Price now	$119.42	$31.95
Processor Number	N3050	i5-450M
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.17	19.49
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.40 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.16 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
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-1600	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	320 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	766 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
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	16
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
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)