Intel Celeron N3060
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Intel Celeron N3060 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2016
Intel Celeron N3060
Intel Celeron N3060
Released
Q2/2009
Overall score
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400

What's the best choice Intel Celeron N3060 or Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Celeron N3060 has a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 6 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 has a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q2/2009.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1528 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    6 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron N3060 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1029 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1041 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1487 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    823 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    870 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    650 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    826 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    318 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1329 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1782 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 40% better clock speed

    2.66 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1276 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1261 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1211 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron N3060 Intel Celeron N3060
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Core2 Duo
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 left arrow Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow No
  • Successor
    -- left arrow No
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
    1.60 GHz left arrow 2.66 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.48 GHz left arrow No
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    2.48 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Intel Celeron N3060. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR2-800 / DDR3-1066
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron N3060 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    6 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow No
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow No
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow No
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 90 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron N3060 and Intel Celeron N3060, 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-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow No
  • Architecture
    Braswell left arrow Yorkfield
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1170 left arrow LGA 775
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q2/2009

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Celeron N3060 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1109
Intel Celeron N3060
2029
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400

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