Celeron N4500 vs A4-5100

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5100
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.88
Celeron N4500
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.29
+46.6%

Celeron N4500 outperforms A4-5100 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5100 and Celeron N4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25562294
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency5.3519.60
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date4 November 2013 (10 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5100 and Celeron N4500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.55 GHz2.8 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB1.5 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A4-5100 and Celeron N4500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFT3FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5100 and Celeron N4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

A4-5100 and Celeron N4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5100 and Celeron N4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5100 and Celeron N4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels12

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8330Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5100 and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A4-5100 and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5100 and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5100 and Celeron N4500.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes88
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-5100 0.88
Celeron N4500 1.29
+46.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-5100 1346
Celeron N4500 1969
+46.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.88 1.29
Integrated graphics card 0.68 5.57
Recency 4 November 2013 11 January 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

A4-5100 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N4500, on the other hand, has a 46.6% higher aggregate performance score, 719.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5100 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5100 and Celeron N4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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