i5-11260H vs Celeron N4000

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.93
Core i5-11260H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
9.93
+968%

Core i5-11260H outperforms Celeron N4000 by a whopping 968% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2529781
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency14.6626.83
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date11 December 2017 (7 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache112 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature105 deg C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® ME-
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s51.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 600Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency650 MHz1.4 GHz
Execution Units1216

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.44.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11260H.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes620
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no 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.

Celeron N4000 0.93
i5-11260H 9.93
+968%

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.

Celeron N4000 1472
i5-11260H 15770
+971%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron N4000 324
i5-11260H 1723
+432%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron N4000 528
i5-11260H 6062
+1048%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 9.93
Integrated graphics card 0.87 5.58
Recency 11 December 2017 11 May 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron N4000 has 483.3% lower power consumption.

i5-11260H, on the other hand, has a 967.7% higher aggregate performance score, 541.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-11260H is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.


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