Processor N100 vs Celeron 4205U
Aggregate performance score
Processor N100 outperforms Celeron 4205U by a whopping 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 4205U and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2578 | 1779 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 5.40 | 38.28 |
| Architecture codename | Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 23 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | $128 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 4205U and Processor N100 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 18 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 4205U and Processor N100 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1528 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 4205U and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Security technologies
Celeron 4205U and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 4205U and Processor N100 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 4205U and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 900 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 4205U and Processor N100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 9 |
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.85 | 2.41 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.85 | 2.33 |
| Recency | 23 January 2019 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Processor N100 has a 183.5% higher aggregate performance score, 25.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 150% lower power consumption.
The Processor N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 4205U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 4205U and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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