Intel Celeron J3160 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Celeron J3160 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Intel Celeron series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1170 socket and was released in Q1/2016. The Intel Celeron J3160 scores 222 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 764 points.
Intel Celeron J3160

At a glance

Name: Intel Celeron J3160
Family: Intel Celeron (165)
CPU group: Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10)
Architecture: Braswell
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 8
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron J3160 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron J3160 is 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.24 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 2.24 GHz

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron J3160 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron J3160 uses the Intel HD Graphics 400, 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 400
GPU frequency: 0.32 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.70 GHz
Compute units: 12
Shader: 96
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2015
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 8
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 8 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): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 8 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3L-1600
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 8 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 4
PCIe Bandwidth: 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 6 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): 6 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron J3160 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: BGA 1170
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 2.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q1/2016
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 J3160 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 J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
185
Intel Celeron N2820 Intel Celeron N2820
2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz
185
Intel Atom x5-Z8500 Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
184
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
182
Intel Celeron N2808 Intel Celeron N2808
2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz
181
AMD GX-415GA AMD GX-415GA
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
180
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
179

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 J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
564
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
562
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
561
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
555
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
553
Intel Core i3-2375M Intel Core i3-2375M
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
546
Intel Core i3-2377M Intel Core i3-2377M
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
546

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 Atom x5-Z8500 Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
224
Intel Celeron N2808 Intel Celeron N2808
2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz
223
Intel Pentium T2330 Intel Pentium T2330
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
223
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
222
Intel Pentium 957 Intel Pentium 957
2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
222
Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Celeron N3050
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
221
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
218

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 Celeron N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
770
AMD A8-7100 AMD A8-7100
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
766
Intel Celeron N3150 Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz
765
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
764
Intel Celeron N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
755
AMD A8-3500M AMD A8-3500M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
751
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
739

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 Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.60 GHz
154
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.60 GHz
154
Intel Core i3-2340UE Intel Core i3-2340UE
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.80 GHz
154
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.70 GHz
147
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.70 GHz
147
Intel Celeron J4125 Intel Celeron J4125
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.75 GHz
144
Intel Celeron J4105 Intel Celeron J4105
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.75 GHz
144

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 Celeron 1020E Intel Celeron 1020E
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1270
Intel Core i3-2348M Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1270
Intel Celeron 2950M Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1267
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
1265
Intel Celeron 1020M Intel Celeron 1020M
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
1265
Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 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.
Intel Celeron 2961Y Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
39
Intel Celeron J1750 Intel Celeron J1750
2C 2T @ 2.41 GHz
39
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
39
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
38
Intel Atom Z3795 Intel Atom Z3795
4C 4T @ 2.39 GHz
38
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz
38
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
38

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.
AMD A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
139
Intel Celeron 3867U Intel Celeron 3867U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
139
Intel Celeron N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
138
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136
Intel Atom x5-Z8500 Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136
AMD A9-9420 AMD A9-9420
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
134

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