Intel Core i3-2100 vs Intel Celeron D 352

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2100 and Intel Celeron D 352 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Core i3-2100

Intel Celeron D 352

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2100

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 86 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1421 vs 576
6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1858 vs 274

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2011 vs May 2006
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 86 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1421 vs 576
PassMark - CPU mark	1858 vs 274

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 352

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 69.2°C vs 69.1°C

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.2°C vs 69.1°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2100
CPU 2: Intel Celeron D 352

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1421

576

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

274

Name	Intel Core i3-2100	Intel Celeron D 352
PassMark - Single thread mark	1421	576
PassMark - CPU mark	1858	274
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	544
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1208
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	34.598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.215

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2100	Intel Celeron D 352
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Cedarmill
Launch date	February 2011	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$73
Place in performance rating	2907	2883
Price now	$59.99
Processor Number	i3-2100	352
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	18.10
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	533 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	69.2°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	504 million	188 million
VID voltage range		1.25V-1.325V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	86 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)