Celeron 4205U vs N4100

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.55
+80.2%
Celeron 4205U
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.86

Celeron N4100 outperforms Celeron 4205U by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21192556
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency24.455.43
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$107

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U 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 speed1.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplier1118
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 deg C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600Intel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory8 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency700 MHz900 MHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron 4205U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes612
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 N4100 1.55
+80.2%
Celeron 4205U 0.86

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 N4100 2457
+79.7%
Celeron 4205U 1367

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 N4100 309
Celeron 4205U 355
+14.9%

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 N4100 825
+38%
Celeron 4205U 598

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N4100 198
+45.6%
Celeron 4205U 136

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.55 0.86
Recency 11 December 2017 23 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron N4100 has a 80.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 150% lower power consumption.

Celeron 4205U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Celeron N4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 4205U in performance tests.


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