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Celeron N3450 vs Core i7-5500U


Description
The N3450 is based on Goldmont architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N3450 gets a score of 39.3 k points while the i7-5500U gets 63.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-5500U is 1.6 times faster than the N3450. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506c9
306d4
Core
Apollo Lake
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.1 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.2 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA1296
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
4/4
2 /4
TDP
6 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
kB
4096 kB
Date
August 2016
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
13.11k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
39.33k points
82.89k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
N3450
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.54k
3.31k (x2.15)
Test#2 (FP)
2.86k
11.61k (x4.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.88k
3.94k (x2.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.78k
3.24k (x1.82)
TOTAL
8.06k
22.1k (x2.74)

Multithread

N3450

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.91k
5.97k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
8.55k
25.54k (x2.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.48k
8.8k (x1.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.98k
3.36k (x1.13)
TOTAL
22.92k
43.67k (x1.91)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
N3450
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.95k
10.59k (x1.78)
Test#2 (FP)
3.45k
13.72k (x3.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.92k
4.22k (x2.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.78k
3.64k (x2.04)
TOTAL
13.11k
32.16k (x2.45)

Multithread

N3450

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.38k
20.8k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
9.84k
30.44k (x3.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.25k
9.1k (x1.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.86k
3.35k (x1.17)
TOTAL
39.33k
63.69k (x1.62)

Performance/W
N3450
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3564 points/W
1387 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1640 points/W
2029 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
875 points/W
607 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
477 points/W
223 points/W
TOTAL
6555 points/W
4246 points/W

Performance/GHz
N3450
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2706 points/GHz
3529 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1570 points/GHz
4572 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
874 points/GHz
1408 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
810 points/GHz
1213 points/GHz
TOTAL
5959 points/GHz
10721 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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