Celeron N5100 vs N4100

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2132	1899
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	24.29	32.65
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	11 December 2017 (7 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Multiplier	11	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	-
GPIO	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel UHD Graphics
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	800 MHz
Execution Units	12	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
MIPI-DSI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N5100.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	8
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.2
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	8	14
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.54	2.07
Integrated graphics card	0.87	5.58
Recency	11 December 2017	11 January 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm

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