Intel Core i3-6100E vs Intel Celeron J3355E

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Intel Core i3-6100E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron J3355E
Intel Core i3-6100E Intel Celeron J3355E

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-6100E or Intel Celeron J3355E - 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 Core i3-6100E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-6100E was released in Q4/2015.

The Intel Celeron J3355E has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron J3355E was released in Q3/2016.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 6000U (20) CPU group Intel Celeron J3000 (4)
6 Generation 7
Skylake U Architecture Apollo Lake
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-7100E Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-6100E is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The Intel Celeron J3355E has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.50 GHz).
Intel Core i3-6100E Characteristic Intel Celeron J3355E
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 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 Core i3-6100E Characteristic Intel Celeron J3355E
-- 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 530 GPU Intel HD Graphics 500
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
9 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 12
192 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 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 530 GPU Intel HD Graphics 500
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-6100E supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron J3355E can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-6100E Characteristic Intel Celeron J3355E
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1866
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 6
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-6100E has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Celeron J3355E is 10 W.
Intel Core i3-6100E Characteristic Intel Celeron J3355E
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-6100E has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron J3355E cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-6100E Characteristic Intel Celeron J3355E
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1440 Socket BGA 1296
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q3/2016
225 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100E (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355E (49%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100E (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355E (38%)

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 Core i3-6100E Intel Core i3-6100E
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
725 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355E Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
352 (49%)

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 Core i3-6100E Intel Core i3-6100E
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1708 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355E Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
685 (40%)

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 Core i3-6100E Intel Core i3-6100E
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 0.95 GHz
365 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355E Intel Celeron J3355E
Intel HD Graphics 500 @ 0.70 GHz
134 (37%)

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 Core i3-6100E Intel Core i3-6100E
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3315 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355E Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
1190 (36%)

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 Core i3-6100E Intel Core i3-6100E
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron J3355E Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
301 (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 Core i3-6100E Intel Core i3-6100E
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron J3355E Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
539 (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 Core i3-6100E Intel Core i3-6100E
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron J3355E Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
50 (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 Core i3-6100E Intel Core i3-6100E
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron J3355E Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
93 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-6100E Intel Celeron J3355E
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