Intel Celeron N3160 vs. Intel Core i3-6100U

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron N3160 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-6100U
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Core i3-6100U
Intel Celeron Family Intel Core i3
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 CPU group Intel Core i 6000U
8 Generation 6
Braswell Architecture Skylake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base FrequencyCPU Cores and Base Frequency
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
2.24 GHz Turbo (1 Core)
2.24 GHz Turbo (All Cores)
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No

Internal GraphicsInternal Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.64 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
8 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Execution units 24
96 Shader 192
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec supportHardware codec support
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
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 & PCIeMemory & PCIe
DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM Memory DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM, DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 Memory channels 2
No ECC No
L2 Cache
2.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
4 PCIe lanes 12

Thermal ManagementThermal Management
6 W TDP (PL1) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 7.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical detailsTechnical details
14 nm Technology 14 nm
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 1356
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Q1/2016 Release date Q3/2015
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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
4x 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
38 (39%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2x 2.30 GHz HT
98 (100%)
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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
4x 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
136 (54%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2x 2.30 GHz HT
251 (100%)
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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
4x 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
210 (100%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2x 2.30 GHz HT
0 (0%)
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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
4x 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
709 (100%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2x 2.30 GHz HT
0 (0%)
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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 (35%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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
4x 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
943 (39%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2x 2.30 GHz HT
2436 (100%)
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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
4x 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
3161 (59%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2x 2.30 GHz HT
5313 (100%)
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. 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
4x 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
0.44 (40%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2x 2.30 GHz HT
1.11 (100%)
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Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4x 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
1.67 (61%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2x 2.30 GHz HT
2.75 (100%)
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Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.

Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4x 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
13.3 (43%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2x 2.30 GHz HT
30.8 (100%)
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Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL) results



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
4x 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz)
1950 (54%)
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Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
2x 2.30 GHz HT
3604 (100%)
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Devices using this processorDevices using this processor
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Core i3-6100U
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