i5-8400B vs Celeron N4100

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2132	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	24.27	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	11 December 2017 (7 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$182

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	6
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	11	28
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	9 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	8 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	1.05 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12
OpenGL	+	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-8400B.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	0.87	3.09
Recency	11 December 2017	2 April 2018
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	6
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

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