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The Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz is newer than Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz, while Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz is around 30% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing and is significantly faster in single-thread testing. However, Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Laptop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 1554 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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Socket Type | FCBGA1170 | PGA988 | |
CPU Class | Laptop | Laptop | |
Clockspeed | 1.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 2.2 GHz | Not Supported | |
# of Physical Cores | 4 (Threads: 4) | 2 (Threads: 4) | |
Cache | L1: 224KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MB | L1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MB | |
TDP | 6W | 35W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $1.10 | $6.39 | |
Other | Intel HD Graphics 400 | ||
First Seen on Chart | Q2 2016 | Q1 2012 | |
# of Samples | 163 | 1391 | |
CPU Value | 3.4 | 13.2 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 562(-55.9%) | 1275(0.0%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 1189(-29.9%) | 1697(0.0%) |
Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz | 1,189 | |
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz | 1,697 | |
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Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz | 3.4 | |
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz | 13.2 | |
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Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz | 562 | |
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz | 1,275 | |
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Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz | Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz | |
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Max TDP | 6W | 35W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |