Intel Core i9-10900F vs Intel Celeron N3160

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Intel Core i9-10900F CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N3160
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Celeron N3160

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-10900F or Intel Celeron N3160 - 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 i9-10900F has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900F was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Celeron N3160 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.24 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N3160 was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 10000 (43) CPU group Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10)
10 Generation 8
Comet Lake S Architecture Braswell
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-11900F Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10900F is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (5.20 GHz). The Intel Celeron N3160 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz).

Intel Core i9-10900F Characteristic Intel Celeron N3160
10 Cores 4
20 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.24 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.24 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 i9-10900F Characteristic Intel Celeron N3160
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
GPU frequency 0.32 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.64 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-10900F supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N3160 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i9-10900F Characteristic Intel Celeron N3160
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3L-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 4
15.8 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 Core i9-10900F has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Celeron N3160 is 6 W.

Intel Core i9-10900F Characteristic Intel Celeron N3160
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10900F has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron N3160 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Core i9-10900F Characteristic Intel Celeron N3160
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
LGA 1200 Socket BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2016
422 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900F (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 (15%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900F (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 (6%)

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 i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1379 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
228 (17%)

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 i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
10744 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
774 (7%)

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 i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1662 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
179 (11%)

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 i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
8972 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
512 (6%)

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 i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
20233 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
1165 (6%)

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 i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
231 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
38 (16%)

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 i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2541 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136 (5%)

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 Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1354 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
529 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 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 i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
5912 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.64 GHz
134 (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 Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
6751 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Celeron N3160
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