Intel Celeron 3855U Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron 3855U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2015 and belongs to the 7 generation of the Intel Celeron series.
Name: Intel Celeron 3855U
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron 3000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 7

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 1.6 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

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: 0.3 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.9 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 96
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12.0
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2015

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 supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600, LPDDR3-1866
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 10 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 3855U is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket:
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Kaby Lake U
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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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom Z3775D
4C 4T @ 1.49 GHz
3026
3026
AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
3024
3024
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
3022
3022
Intel Atom Z3770
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
3012
3012
AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
2998
2998

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 B97
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1709
1709
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1693
1693
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
1683
1683
Intel Core i3-4030Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1682
1682
AMD A8-7150B
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1658
1658

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Celeron 1020M
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
1265
1265
Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1265
1265
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
1265
1265
Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1265
1265
Intel Celeron 1020M
2C 2T @ 2.1 GHz
1265
1265

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
854
854
Intel Celeron G530
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
853
853
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
848
848
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
NoneC NoneT @ --
847
847
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
NoneC NoneT @ --
847
847

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
647
647
Intel Celeron 5205U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
636
636
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
632
632
Intel Pentium N3710
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
628
628
Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
626
626

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A6-5400B
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
431
431
AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
430
430
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
430
430
AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
430
430
Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
427
427

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

UNISOC T606
NoneC NoneT @ --
365
365
Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
365
365
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
361
361
MediaTek Helio X30
NoneC NoneT @ --
359
359
MediaTek MT8173
NoneC NoneT @ --
348
348

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
173
173
Intel Celeron 3865U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
173
173
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
173
173
Intel Celeron 3865U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
173
173
Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
173
173

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
131
131
AMD A9-9410
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
130
130
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
127
127
Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
126
126
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
126
126

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 910
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
68
68
AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
68
68
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
68
68
AMD Phenom II X4 910e
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
68
68
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
68
68

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
15.1
15.1
Intel Pentium G3440T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
15.1
15.1
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
15.1
15.1
Intel Pentium G3440T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
15.1
15.1
Intel Pentium G3240T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
15.1
15.1

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A4-5000
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 1.86 GHz
1.4
1.4

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 910e
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
0.8
0.8
AMD Phenom II X4 910
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
0.8
0.8
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
0.8
0.8
Intel Core i3-4158U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
0.8
0.8
AMD A10-4657M
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
0.8
0.8