Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Celeron N3160 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 400

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1170

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 6 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 24 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1024 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU N3160 @ 1.60GHz, Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU N3160 @ 1.60GHz, Intel Celeron CPU N3160 @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 3.39

Overall Rank:
4246th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
4666th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
999th fastest in out of 1609 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $349.00 USD (2020-10-09)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1185

Single Thread Rating

563

Samples: 177*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,686
Thread: 506

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math	5,751 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,379 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,388 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	431.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26,002 KBytes/Sec
Physics	119 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	552 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	563 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,268
Apple M4 10 Core		23,703
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,632
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,768
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,013
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,600
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,395
Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz		1,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.29
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.05
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz		3.39
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,506
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,024
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,588
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392
Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz		563

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3248189 - Jan 28 2026		300
BL3174367 - Dec 30 2025		1360
BL3096713 - Dec 01 2025		819
BL2985931 - Oct 18 2025		1169
BL2873537 - Aug 30 2025		1338

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz		1,185
Intel Celeron N3350 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		1,112 (-6.1%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 @ 1.44GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		894 (-24.5%)
Intel Pentium N3700 @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		1,250 (+5.6%)
Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		1,203 (+1.6%)
Intel Celeron 3205U @ 1.50GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		956 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		3,274 (+176.4%)
Intel Pentium N3710 @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		1,384 (+16.9%)
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		1,228 (+3.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo T9900 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		1,213 (+2.4%)
Intel Core2 Duo T9800 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		1,186 (+0.1%)
AMD A6 Micro-6500T APU vs Intel Celeron N3160		1,146 (-3.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo T9550 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Celeron N3160		989 (-16.5%)

Is the Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,431
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,999
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,919
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,865
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,772
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		7,148
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,751
Intel Celeron N3160 @ 1.60GHz		98

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