Intel Celeron N3350 vs Intel Core i7-4578U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N3350 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, 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), 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).

Intel Celeron N3350

Intel Core i7-4578U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N3350

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
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
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Launch date	1 September 2016 vs 21 July 2014
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4578U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1926 vs 800
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3090 vs 1106
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 788 vs 290
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1697 vs 530

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1926 vs 800
PassMark - CPU mark	3090 vs 1106
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	788 vs 290
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1697 vs 530

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N3350
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4578U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

800

1926

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1106

3090

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

290

788

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

530

1697

Name	Intel Celeron N3350	Intel Core i7-4578U
PassMark - Single thread mark	800	1926
PassMark - CPU mark	1106	3090
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	290	788
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	530	1697
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	446
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1140
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	446
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1140
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1444
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 N3350	Intel Core i7-4578U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake	Haswell
Launch date	1 September 2016	21 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$426
Place in performance rating	2422	2423
Processor Number	N3350	i7-4578U
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.40 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
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/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3L-1333, 1600; LPDDR3-1333, 1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x5A85	0xA2E
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	650 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
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 500	Intel® Iris® Graphics 5100
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	24mm x 31mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1296	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0	2
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
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