Intel Celeron N3010 vs Intel Core i7-8700T

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Intel Celeron N3010 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-8700T
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Core i7-8700T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron N3010 and the Intel Core i7-8700T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron N3010 2 core processor released in Q1/2016 with the Intel Core i7-8700T which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2018.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10) CPU group Intel Core i 8000 (20)
8 Generation 8
Braswell Architecture Coffee Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-7700T
-- Successor Intel Core i7-9700T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N3010 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.04 GHz (2.24 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-8700T clocks with 2.40 GHz (4.00 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron N3010 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700T
2 Cores 6
2 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.04 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
2.24 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
2.24 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Celeron N3010 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
8 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 24
96 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 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.

Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron N3010, while the Intel Core i7-8700T supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron N3010 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700T
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
8 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
4 PCIe lanes 16
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron N3010 has a TDP of 4 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-8700T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron N3010 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700T
4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
3 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N3010 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-8700T is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Celeron N3010 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8700T
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1170 Socket LGA 1151-2
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2018
-- Release price 340 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N3010 (19%)
Intel Core i7-8700T (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N3010 (7%)
Intel Core i7-8700T (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz
226 (21%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1061 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz
427 (9%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
4931 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz
178 (13%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1337 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz
320 (6%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
5578 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz
126 (29%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz
623 (6%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
10340 (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.
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz
38 (22%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
176 (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.
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz
69 (6%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
1068 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 1.04 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8700T Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
2804 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Core i7-8700T
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