Intel Celeron N3160 vs AMD A10-4600M

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Intel Celeron N3160 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A10-4600M
Intel Celeron N3160 AMD A10-4600M

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N3160 or AMD A10-4600M - 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 Intel Celeron N3160 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.24 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N3160 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD A10-4600M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-4600M was released in Q2/2012.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10) CPU group AMD A10-4000M (3)
8 Generation 2
Braswell Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N3160 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz). The AMD A10-4600M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic AMD A10-4600M
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
2.24 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 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 N3160 Characteristic AMD A10-4600M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU AMD Radeon HD 7660G
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
0.64 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.69 GHz
8 GPU Generation 4
14 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 6
96 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.2

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 AMD Radeon HD 7660G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N3160 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-4600M can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic AMD A10-4600M
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron N3160 has a TDP of 6 W, that of the AMD A10-4600M is 35 W.

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic AMD A10-4600M
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N3160 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD A10-4600M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic AMD A10-4600M
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1170 Socket FS1r2
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2012
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
228 (64%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
355 (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
774 (84%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
916 (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.64 GHz
134 (26%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
AMD Radeon HD 7660G @ 0.69 GHz
527 (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
1165 (37%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3148 (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
38 (60%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
63 (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136 (73%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
186 (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
179 (100%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
512 (100%)
AMD A10-4600M AMD A10-4600M
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N3160 AMD A10-4600M
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