Intel Celeron 3855U Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Celeron 3855U has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 7. gen of the Intel Celeron series. The processor was released in Q4/2015. The Intel Celeron 3855U scores 430 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 848 points.
Intel Celeron 3855U

At a glance

Name: Intel Celeron 3855U
Family: Intel Celeron (165)
CPU group: Intel Celeron 3000 (10)
Architecture: Kaby Lake U
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 7
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 3855U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 3855U is 1.60 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron 3855U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron 3855U uses the Intel HD Graphics 510, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 510
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.90 GHz
Compute units: 12
Shader: 96
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2015
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12.0
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR3-1866
DDR4-2133
DDR3L-1600
15.0 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 10
PCIe Bandwidth: 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: 10 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 3855U is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: --
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 2.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q4/2015
Release price: 107 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Celeron 3855U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Celeron N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
365
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
364
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
362
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
361
Intel Celeron J4105 Intel Celeron J4105
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
352
Intel Celeron 2950M Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
352
Intel Core i3-2312M Intel Core i3-2312M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
350

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Celeron 3765U Intel Celeron 3765U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
642
Intel Celeron 2950M Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
636
Intel Celeron 5205U Intel Celeron 5205U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
636
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
632
Intel Celeron 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
626
Intel Celeron 3755U Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
625
Intel Atom x6414RE Intel Atom x6414RE
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
620

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 Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
434
Intel Core i3-4100U Intel Core i3-4100U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
432
AMD A6-5400B AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
431
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
430
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
427
Intel Celeron 4205U Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
427
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
422

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 i3-3217U Intel Core i3-3217U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
860
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
855
Intel Celeron 2950M Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
851
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
848
AMD A8-4500M AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
844
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
842
AMD A8-3510MX AMD A8-3510MX
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
841

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 3867U Intel Celeron 3867U
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 0.90 GHz
173
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.90 GHz
173
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.90 GHz
173
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.90 GHz
173
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.66 GHz
168
AMD A4-4300M AMD A4-4300M
AMD Radeon HD 7420G @ 0.66 GHz
168
Intel Core i7-2610UE Intel Core i7-2610UE
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.85 GHz
163

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 i3-2348M Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1270
Intel Core i3-2350M Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1270
Intel Celeron 2950M Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1267
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
1265
Intel Celeron 1020M Intel Celeron 1020M
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
1265
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
1265
Intel Celeron 3765U Intel Celeron 3765U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
1265

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.
AMD A6-9220 AMD A6-9220
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
69
Intel Celeron 3755U Intel Celeron 3755U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
69
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
69
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
68
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
68
Intel Core i3-4005U Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
67
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
66

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 Atom Z3795 Intel Atom Z3795
4C 4T @ 1.59 GHz
132
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
131
AMD A9-9410 AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
130
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
127
Intel Pentium 3556U Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
126
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
126
Intel Celeron 2981U Intel Celeron 2981U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
124

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