Celeron N3050 vs Celeron N3350

Both the Celeron N3050 and Celeron N3350 share an identical 2-core/2-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 2.16 GHz on the Celeron N3050 versus 2.4 GHz on the Celeron N3350 — a 10.5% clock advantage for the Celeron N3350 (base: 1.6 GHz vs 1.1 GHz). The Celeron N3050 uses the Braswell (2015−2016) architecture (14 nm), while the Celeron N3350 uses Apollo Lake (2014−2016) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Celeron N3050 scores 1,099 against the Celeron N3350's 1,112 — a 1.2% lead for the Celeron N3350. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 221 vs 250, a 12.3% lead for the Celeron N3350 that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 440 vs 450 (2.2% advantage for the Celeron N3350). Both processors carry 0 kB of L3 cache.

The Celeron N3050 uses the FCBGA1170 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Celeron N3350 uses FCBGA1296 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR3L-1600 on the Celeron N3050 versus LPDDR4-2400 on the Celeron N3350 — the Celeron N3350 supports 28.6% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. Both support up to 8 GB of RAM. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 4 (Celeron N3050) vs 6 (Celeron N3350) — the Celeron N3350 offers 2 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: Braswell SoC (Celeron N3050) and SoC (Celeron N3350).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x / EPT (Celeron N3050) vs VT-x, VT-d, EPT (Celeron N3350). Both include integrated graphics — Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (Celeron N3050) and Intel HD Graphics 500 (Celeron N3350) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Celeron N3050 targets Netbook, Celeron N3350 targets Entry Level Laptop/NUC. Direct competitor: Celeron N3050 rivals AMD E2-7110; Celeron N3350 rivals AMD A4-9120.