Nintendo Switch vs Intel Celeron N3450

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Nintendo Switch CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N3450
Nintendo Switch Intel Celeron N3450

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Nintendo Switch and the Intel Celeron N3450 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Nintendo Switch 8 core processor released in Q1/2017 with the Intel Celeron N3450 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2016.
NVIDIA Tegra (2) Family Intel Celeron (165)
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) CPU group Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10)
2 Generation 8
Cortex-A57/-A53 Architecture Braswell
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Nintendo Switch is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron N3450 clocks with 1.10 GHz (2.20 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Nintendo Switch Characteristic Intel Celeron N3450
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz)
4x Cortex-A57
A-Core 1.10 GHz (2.20 GHz)
1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz)
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

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.

Nintendo Switch Characteristic Intel Celeron N3450
-- 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.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) GPU Intel HD Graphics 500
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.77 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
1 GPU Generation 9
20 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 12
256 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 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.

NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) GPU Intel HD Graphics 500
Decode 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 Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Nintendo Switch, while the Intel Celeron N3450 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.

Nintendo Switch Characteristic Intel Celeron N3450
LPDDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1866
4 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 6
-- PCIe Bandwidth 3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Nintendo Switch has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron N3450 is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Nintendo Switch Characteristic Intel Celeron N3450
5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
5 W TDP down 4 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Nintendo Switch has 2.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 20 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron N3450 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Nintendo Switch Characteristic Intel Celeron N3450
20 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1296
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2016
-- Release price 107 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Nintendo Switch (100%)
Intel Celeron N3450 (98%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Nintendo Switch (91%)
Intel Celeron N3450 (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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz
270 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
264 (98%)

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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz
702 (91%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
775 (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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz
393 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
Intel HD Graphics 500 @ 0.70 GHz
134 (34%)

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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
308 (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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1122 (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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
103 (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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
351 (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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1975 (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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
608 (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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
44 (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.
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
160 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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