AMD Ryzen 5 7545U vs Intel Celeron N3160

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AMD Ryzen 5 7545U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N3160
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U Intel Celeron N3160

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 7545U or Intel Celeron N3160 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7545U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7545U was released in Q3/2023.

The Intel Celeron N3160 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.24 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N3160 was released in Q1/2016.
AMD Ryzen 5 (86) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10)
6 Generation 8
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Braswell
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 7545U is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz). The Intel Celeron N3160 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 7545U Characteristic Intel Celeron N3160
6 Cores 4
12 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2x Zen 4
A-Core 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
3.20 GHz (4.50 GHz)
4x Zen 4c
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 5 7545U Characteristic Intel Celeron N3160
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Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon 740M GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.32 GHz
2.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.64 GHz
10 GPU Generation 8
4 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 12
256 Shader 96
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 740M GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 7545U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N3160 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 5 7545U Characteristic Intel Celeron N3160
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR3L-1600
256 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
6.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 4
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 7545U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Celeron N3160 is 6 W.

AMD Ryzen 5 7545U Characteristic Intel Celeron N3160
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
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30 W TDP up --
-- TDP down 4 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 7545U has a 22.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron N3160 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 5 7545U Characteristic Intel Celeron N3160
4 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FP8 Socket BGA 1170
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2023 Release date Q1/2016
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 (10%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 (9%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U AMD Ryzen 5 7545U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1700 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
228 (13%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U AMD Ryzen 5 7545U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
6915 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
774 (11%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U AMD Ryzen 5 7545U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
2402 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
179 (7%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U AMD Ryzen 5 7545U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
7841 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
512 (7%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U AMD Ryzen 5 7545U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.64 GHz
134 (11%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U AMD Ryzen 5 7545U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
1165 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U AMD Ryzen 5 7545U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
38 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U AMD Ryzen 5 7545U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136 (100%)

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