A4-5100 vs Celeron Dual-Core T1500

Place in the ranking	2988	2564
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron Dual-Core	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	1.08	5.36
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	1 May 2008 (16 years ago)	4 November 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T1500 and A4-5100 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
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	1.55 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T1500 and A4-5100 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1500 and A4-5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1500 and A4-5100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1500 and A4-5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8330
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron Dual-Core T1500 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1500 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1500 and A4-5100.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.40	0.85
Recency	1 May 2008	4 November 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

A4-5100 has a 112.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The A4-5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T1500 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T1500 and A4-5100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.