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Intel Celeron N3000 vs Intel Core i7-4600U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2015
Intel Celeron N3000
Intel Celeron N3000
Released
Q3/2013
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-4600U
Intel Core i7-4600U

What's the best choice Intel Celeron N3000 or Intel Core i7-4600U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Celeron N3000 has a maximum frequency of 1.04 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 4 W. Released in Q1/2015.

Intel Core i7-4600U has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1664 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    4 W left arrow 15 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron N3000 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1054 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1051 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1461 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1554 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1490 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    856 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    883 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    793 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    797 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    316 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1355 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1087 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 50% better clock speed

    2.10 GHz left arrow 1.04 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 37 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.08 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-4600U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    475 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    483 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    716 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    747 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    955 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1156 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1061 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    5 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    433 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    516 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    331 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    558 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    212 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    905 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron N3000 Intel Celeron N3000
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000U
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.04 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.08 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    2.08 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 400 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4400
  • GPU frequency
    0.32 GHz left arrow 0.20 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.60 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 20
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-4600U and Intel Celeron N3000. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    4 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron N3000 and Intel Core i7-4600U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    4 W left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron N3000 and Intel Celeron N3000, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Braswell left arrow Haswell U
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1170 left arrow BGA 1168
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q3/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Celeron N3000 and Intel Core i7-4600U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
35
Intel Celeron N3000
120
Intel Core i7-4600U
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
64
Intel Celeron N3000
291
Intel Core i7-4600U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
146
Intel Celeron N3000
673
Intel Core i7-4600U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
197
Intel Celeron N3000
1372
Intel Core i7-4600U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
126
Intel Celeron N3000
352
Intel Core i7-4600U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
874
Intel Celeron N3000
3120
Intel Core i7-4600U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1508
Intel Celeron N3000
6240
Intel Core i7-4600U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.41
Intel Celeron N3000
1.4
Intel Core i7-4600U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
0.79
Intel Celeron N3000
2.71
Intel Core i7-4600U
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
12.4
Intel Celeron N3000
19.3
Intel Core i7-4600U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
930
Intel Celeron N3000
4484
Intel Core i7-4600U

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