Celeron N5100 vs Athlon II N330

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II N330
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.08
+395%

Celeron N5100 outperforms Athlon II N330 by a whopping 395% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29881900
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.1332.63
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB1.5 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size117.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors234 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
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

Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100 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 Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100 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 Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II N330 and Celeron N5100.

PCI Express lanesno data8
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.

Athlon II N330 0.42
Celeron N5100 2.08
+395%

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.

Athlon II N330 665
Celeron N5100 3297
+396%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 2.08
Recency 12 May 2010 11 January 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N5100 has a 395.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II N330 in performance tests.


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