Processor N50 vs Celeron N4100

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2115	2020
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	24.47	27.66
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Processor N50 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	11	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB (shared)
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 Processor N50 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	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and Processor N50 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	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Processor N50 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
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 Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Processor N50 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Processor N50 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

+

no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Processor N50 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Processor N50.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	9
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

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.

---

Pros & cons summary

---

Performance score	1.61	1.82
Integrated graphics card	0.87	2.29
Recency	11 December 2017	3 January 2023
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4100 and Processor N50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---