PRO A6-9500 vs Celeron N5100

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.09
+86.6%
PRO A6-9500
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.12

Celeron N5100 outperforms PRO A6-9500 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N5100 and PRO A6-9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18762385
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency32.971.63
Architecture codenameJasper Lake (2021)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)3 October 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N5100 and PRO A6-9500 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.8 GHz
L2 cache1.5 MB1024 KB
L3 cache4 MBno data
Chip lithography10 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N5100 and PRO A6-9500 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
SocketFCBGA1338AM4
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N5100 and PRO A6-9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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 N5100 and PRO A6-9500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N5100 and PRO A6-9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N5100 and PRO A6-9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD GraphicsAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Quick Sync Video+-
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency800 MHzno data
Execution Units24no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N5100 and PRO A6-9500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N5100 and PRO A6-9500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N5100 and PRO A6-9500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.5no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N5100 and PRO A6-9500.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanes88
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 2.09
+86.6%
PRO A6-9500 1.12

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 3320
+86.1%
PRO A6-9500 1784

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
PRO A6-9500 619
+42.6%

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
+21.4%
PRO A6-9500 888

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 1.12
Recency 11 January 2021 3 October 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 10 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N5100 has a 86.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A6-9500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N5100 is a notebook processor while PRO A6-9500 is a desktop one.


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