| Name: | Intel Celeron N3160 |
| Family: | Intel Celeron |
| Group: | Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 8 |
Intel Celeron N3160 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Celeron N3160 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2016 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron N3160, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1170 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Celeron N3160 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N3160 is 1.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.24 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 4 |
| Threads: | 4 |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 1.6 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 2.24 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 2.24 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Celeron N3160 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron N3160 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): | 0.64 GHz |
| Execution units: | 12 |
| Shaders: | 96 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 8.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 8 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| 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): | 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 supports a maximum memory capacity of 8.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR3L-1600 |
| Max. Memory: | 8.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 6 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): | 6 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | 4 W |
| Tjunction max: | 90 °C |
Technical details
The Intel Celeron N3160 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: | BGA 1170 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 2.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Braswell |
| 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: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
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3163
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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3161
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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3161
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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3161
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Intel Celeron G530
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
|
3156
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
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1172
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Intel Pentium E6800
2C 2T @ 3.33 GHz
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1167
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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1165
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Intel Pentium E5800
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
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1155
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Intel Core i3-3217UE
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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1155
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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AMD E2-3000
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
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948
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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943
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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943
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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943
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Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 1.04 GHz
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941
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD Athlon II X3 405e
3C 3T @ 2.3 GHz
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776
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AMD Phenom X4 9600
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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775
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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774
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AMD A6-3420M
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
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773
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Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
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772
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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525
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MediaTek MT6750
NoneC NoneT @ --
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521
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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512
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MediaTek MT8766B
NoneC NoneT @ --
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508
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Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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502
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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229
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Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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228
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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228
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Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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228
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Intel Atom Z3795
4C 4T @ 1.59 GHz
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227
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Celeron N2808
2C 2T @ 1.58 GHz
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181
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MediaTek MT8766B
NoneC NoneT @ --
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179
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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179
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MediaTek MT8766B
NoneC NoneT @ --
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179
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Intel Pentium J2850
4C 4T @ 2.41 GHz
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178
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
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136
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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136
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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136
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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136
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Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
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136
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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134
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Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
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134
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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134
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Intel Celeron J3455E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
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134
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Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
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134
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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38
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Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 1.04 GHz
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38
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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38
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Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
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38
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Intel Celeron N2940
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
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38
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
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Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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13.3
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Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
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13.3
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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13.3
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Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
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13.3
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Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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13.3
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
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1.7
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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1.7
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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1.7
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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1.7
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Intel Atom x5-Z8500
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
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1.7
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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0.4
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Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 1.04 GHz
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0.4
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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0.4
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Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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0.4
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Intel Celeron N3010
2C 2T @ 1.04 GHz
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0.4
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