Intel Celeron N3160 vs Intel Core i5-1250P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron N3160 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-1250P
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Core i5-1250P

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N3160 or Intel Core i5-1250P - 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 Intel Core i5-1250P has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1250P was released in Q1/2022.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
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 i5-1350P

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 Intel Core i5-1250P has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz).
Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1250P
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz) A-Core 1.70 GHz (4.40 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x 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 N3160 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1250P
-- 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 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.64 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
8 GPU Generation 13
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 4
12 Compute units 80
96 Shader 640
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 80 (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

The Intel Celeron N3160 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1250P can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1250P
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 9.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
4 PCIe lanes 28
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The 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 Intel Core i5-1250P is 28 W.
Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1250P
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) 64 W
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N3160 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-1250P cache has a total of 21.00 MB.
Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Core i5-1250P
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
Q1/2016 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N3160 (12%)
Intel Core i5-1250P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N3160 (7%)
Intel Core i5-1250P (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
228 (15%)
Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1564 (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 (8%)
Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
9136 (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 (9%)
Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
2102 (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
512 (6%)
Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
8420 (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 (8%)
Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
1735 (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 (6%)
Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
19493 (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1688 (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
11280 (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 (100%)
Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136 (100%)
Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i5-1250P
12C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Core i5-1250P
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