Intel Celeron J1850 vs Intel Core i3-8121U

Let's find out which one of Intel Celeron J1850 and Intel Core i3-8121U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Celeron J1850 Intel Core i3-8121U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Intel Celeron Intel Core i3
• Generation
  6 8
• CPU group
  Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 Intel Core i 8000U

In this block we are going to compare Intel Celeron J1850 vs Intel Core i3-8121U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 2.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 3.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Celeron J1850 and Intel Core i3-8121U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.69 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.79 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  4
• Shader
  32
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB --
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  7
• DirectX Version
  11.2
• Technology
  22 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2013

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Celeron J1850 and Intel Core i3-8121U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Intel Celeron J1850 and Intel Core i3-8121U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  4 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Celeron J1850 and Intel Core i3-8121U.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Celeron J1850 or Intel Core i3-8121U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  10 W 15 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Celeron J1850 and Intel Core i3-8121U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Bay Trail Cannon Lake U
• Technology
  22 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1170 BGA 1356
• Release date
  Q3/2013 Q2/2018

List of devices based on Intel Celeron J1850 and Intel Core i3-8121U.

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