Cores
2
Threads
2
Boost
2.5 GHz
L3 cache
TDP
6W
Socket
FCBGA1170
Performance breakdown
Gaming1
Productivity1
Single-core1
Multi-core8
Power efficiency1
Lab scores
Performance score1
Cores2
Threads2
Boost clock (GHz)2.5 GHz
Estimated gaming FPS
Paired with a high-end GPU. CPU impact is largest at 1080p.
1080p2 fps
1440p2 fps
4K1 fps
Full specifications
Processor & cores
Clocks & cache
- Base clock
- 1.6 GHz
- Boost clock
- 2.5 GHz
- L2 cache
- 1 MB
Memory & platform
- Memory support
- DDR3
- Max capacity
- 8 GB
- Channels
- 2
- Base power (TDP)
- 6W
- Max temperature
- 90°C
- PCIe
- PCIe 2.0
- Launch price
- $107
Technologies
- Extensions
- AES-NI, VT-x
Community Feedback
What Owners Say
Owners like it for being cheap and sipping power in basic PCs. The common complaint is it feels slow for anything beyond light browsing.
Pros
- Sips power, runs fanless and cool
- Quiet enough for a basic office PC
- Handles light web browsing without stutter
- Fine for a cheap home server build
Cons
- Passive cooling can throttle under load
- Too slow for web browsing today
- Only two cores, multitasking suffers
Verdict
Our verdict on the Celeron J3060
The Intel Celeron J3060 is a low-power, dual-core desktop chip from 2016 that runs cool and passively, but chokes on anything beyond basic web browsing.
Get it if you need a dirt-cheap chip for a basic Linux server or a low-power router that barely sips electricity. Skip it if you plan to do any real multitasking, web browsing, or media playback—it's painfully slow even for 2016 standards.
Buy it if…
- Buy it if you need a basic, low-power home server.
- Buy it if you're building an ultra-budget media player.
- Buy it if you want a fanless, silent office web surfer.
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