Intel Core i5-7300U vs Intel Celeron N3150

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Intel Core i5-7300U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N3150
Intel Core i5-7300U Intel Celeron N3150

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-7300U and the Intel Celeron N3150 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-7300U 2 core processor released in Q4/2016 with the Intel Celeron N3150 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2015.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 7000U (18) CPU group Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10)
7 Generation 8
Kaby Lake U Architecture Braswell
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-6300U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-7300U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron N3150 clocks with 1.60 GHz (2.08 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-7300U Characteristic Intel Celeron N3150
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.08 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.08 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 i5-7300U Characteristic Intel Celeron N3150
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 620 GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.32 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.64 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 8
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 620 GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-7300U, while the Intel Celeron N3150 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-7300U Characteristic Intel Celeron N3150
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3L-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
12 PCIe lanes 4
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-7300U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron N3150 is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-7300U Characteristic Intel Celeron N3150
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4 W
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-7300U has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron N3150 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-7300U Characteristic Intel Celeron N3150
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 1356 Socket BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7300U (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 (21%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7300U (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 (32%)

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 i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
872 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
218 (25%)

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 i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1943 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
765 (39%)

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 i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1082 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
169 (16%)

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 i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2271 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
525 (23%)

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 i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.64 GHz
134 (32%)

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 i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3694 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
1205 (33%)

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 i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
149 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
35 (23%)

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 i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
375 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
126 (34%)

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 Core i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
353 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 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 Core i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
802 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-7300U Intel Core i5-7300U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
978 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-7300U Intel Celeron N3150
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