Intel Celeron N3150 vs Intel Core i3-1215U

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Intel Celeron N3150 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-1215U
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Core i3-1215U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron N3150 and the Intel Core i3-1215U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron N3150 4 core processor released in Q2/2015 with the Intel Core i3-1215U which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
8 Generation 12
Braswell Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i3-1315U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N3150 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.08 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-1215U clocks with 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
Intel Celeron N3150 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1215U
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (2.08 GHz) A-Core 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont

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 N3150 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1215U
-- 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 Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.64 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
8 GPU Generation 13
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 4
12 Compute units 64
96 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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 Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
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
No Codec AV1 Decode
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 N3150, while the Intel Core i3-1215U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.
Intel Celeron N3150 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1215U
DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.50 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 10.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
4 PCIe lanes 28
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron N3150 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-1215U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Celeron N3150 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1215U
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N3150 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-1215U is at 14.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.
Intel Celeron N3150 Characteristic Intel Core i3-1215U
14 nm Technology 10 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 BGA 1744
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
Q2/2015 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N3150 (11%)
Intel Core i3-1215U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N3150 (13%)
Intel Core i3-1215U (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
218 (14%)
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1596 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
765 (14%)
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
5328 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
169 (8%)
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
2079 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
525 (13%)
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
4135 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.64 GHz
134 (12%)
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
1091 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
1205 (11%)
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
11350 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1633 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
6410 (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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
35 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
126 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-1215U
6C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Core i3-1215U
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