i5-13600K vs Celeron N5100

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.08
Core i5-13600K
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
23.86
+1047%

Core i5-13600K outperforms Celeron N5100 by a whopping 1047% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1881211
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data58.69
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency32.8112.48
Architecture codenameJasper Lake (2021)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB24 MB
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K 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
SocketFCBGA1338FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt125 W, 181 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency800 MHz1.5 GHz
Execution Units2432

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
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 N5100 2.08
i5-13600K 23.86
+1047%

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 N5100 3311
i5-13600K 37895
+1045%

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 N5100 434
i5-13600K 2703
+523%

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 N5100 1078
i5-13600K 15107
+1301%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron N5100 1788
i5-13600K 16671
+832%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.08 23.86
Integrated graphics card 5.58 6.15
Recency 11 January 2021 27 September 2022
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 4 20
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron N5100 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

i5-13600K, on the other hand, has a 1047.1% higher aggregate performance score, 10.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 250% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

The Core i5-13600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N5100 is a notebook processor while Core i5-13600K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N5100 and Core i5-13600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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