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Intel Celeron 3965U vs Intel Core i3-6157U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Celeron 3965U
Intel Celeron 3965U
Released
Q3/2016
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-6157U
Intel Core i3-6157U

What's the best choice Intel Celeron 3965U or Intel Core i3-6157U? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Celeron 3965U has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Core i3-6157U has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 28 W. Released in Q3/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1540 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 28 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron 3965U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    861 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    937 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1411 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    574 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    696 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1159 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-6157U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    435 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    271 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
Intel Core i3-6157U Intel Core i3-6157U
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 i3
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 6000U
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
    2.20 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • 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 610 left arrow Intel Iris Graphics 550
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.90 GHz left arrow 1.00 GHz
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 48
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2016 left arrow Q3/2015
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-6157U and Intel Celeron 3965U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    10 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron 3965U and Intel Core i3-6157U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 28 W
  • TDP down
    10 W left arrow 23 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron 3965U and Intel Celeron 3965U, 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, VT-d 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 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake U left arrow Skylake U
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1356 left arrow BGA 1356
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q3/2016

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Celeron 3965U and Intel Core i3-6157U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
173
Intel Celeron 3965U
768
Intel Core i3-6157U

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