Intel Celeron N3450 vs MediaTek Helio G96

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Intel Celeron N3450 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio G96
Intel Celeron N3450 MediaTek Helio G96

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N3450 or MediaTek Helio G96 - 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 N3450 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N3450 was released in Q3/2016.

The MediaTek Helio G96 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. The CPU supports up to 10 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G96 was released in Q3/2021.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10) CPU group MediaTek Helio G90 (4)
8 Generation 1
Braswell Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N3450 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N3450 is 1.10 GHz (2.20 GHz) while the MediaTek Helio G96 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G96 is at 2.05 GHz.

Intel Celeron N3450 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G96
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz (2.20 GHz) A-Core 2.05 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Celeron N3450 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G96
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron N3450 or MediaTek Helio G96 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 500 GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP2
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
9 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
14 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 2
96 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 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 500 GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N3450 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio G96 supports up to 10 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Celeron N3450 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G96
LPDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1866 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
8 GB Max. Memory 10 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
6 PCIe lanes --
3.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron N3450 is 6 W, while the MediaTek Helio G96 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron N3450 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G96
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N3450 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio G96 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron N3450 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G96
14 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1296 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2021
107 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N3450 (49%)
MediaTek Helio G96 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N3450 (51%)
MediaTek Helio G96 (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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
308 (58%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
527 (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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1122 (62%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
1813 (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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
264 (39%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
677 (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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
775 (42%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
1842 (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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
Intel HD Graphics 500 @ 0.70 GHz
134 (55%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
ARM Mali-G57 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
243 (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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1975 (50%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
3945 (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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
103 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
351 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
338464 (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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
608 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
44 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 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 N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
160 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N3450 MediaTek Helio G96
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