i5-11260H vs Celeron N4500

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4500
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.24
Core i5-11260H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
9.93
+701%

Core i5-11260H outperforms Celeron N4500 by a whopping 701% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4500 and Core i5-11260H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2317781
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency19.5526.83
Architecture codenameJasper Lake (2021)Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4500 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 speed2.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4500 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 configuration11
SocketBGA1338FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4500 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-+
vPro-no data
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 N4500 and Core i5-11260H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
SGX--
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4500 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 N4500 and Core i5-11260H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency750 MHz1.4 GHz
Execution Units1616

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4500 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 N4500 and Core i5-11260H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hz7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4500 and Core i5-11260H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4500 and Core i5-11260H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanes820
USB revision2.0/3.2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports14no 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 N4500 1.24
i5-11260H 9.93
+701%

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 N4500 1965
i5-11260H 15770
+703%

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 N4500 446
i5-11260H 1723
+286%

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 N4500 730
i5-11260H 6062
+730%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron N4500 1018
i5-11260H 6358
+525%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 9.93
Recency 11 January 2021 11 May 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron N4500 has 483.3% lower power consumption.

i5-11260H, on the other hand, has a 700.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-11260H is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4500 in performance tests.


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