Intel Celeron N3160 vs Intel Pentium N3710

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Intel Celeron N3160 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium N3710
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Pentium N3710

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N3160 or Intel Pentium N3710 - 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 Pentium N3710 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.56 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N3710 was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10) CPU group Intel Pentium J3000/N3700 (3)
8 Generation 7
Braswell Architecture Braswell
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- 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 Intel Pentium N3710 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.56 GHz).

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Pentium N3710
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
2.24 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.56 GHz
2.24 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.56 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 Intel Pentium N3710
-- 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 HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.64 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
8 GPU Generation 8
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 16
96 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 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 HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N3160 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N3710 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Pentium N3710
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
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 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
4 PCIe lanes 4
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 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 Pentium N3710 is 6 W.

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Pentium N3710
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down 4 W
90 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N3160 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium N3710 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Pentium N3710
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
BGA 1170 Socket BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 50 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 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 (92%)
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
247 (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 (93%)
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
835 (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 (92%)
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
195 (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 (82%)
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
628 (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 (75%)
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.70 GHz
179 (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 (85%)
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
1372 (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 (88%)
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
43 (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 (88%)
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
155 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
73 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
239 (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 N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N3710 Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
363 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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