i9-14900K vs Celeron N6211

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N6211
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.44
Core i9-14900K
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
38.60
+2581%

Core i9-14900K outperforms Celeron N6211 by a whopping 2581% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking219781
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.3361.57
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesElkhart Lakeno data
Power efficiency20.5828.68
Architecture codenameElkhart Lake (2022)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date17 July 2022 (2 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$54$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-14900K has 1749% better value for money than Celeron N6211.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA1493FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)6.5 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N6211 and Core i9-14900K.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 N6211 1.44
i9-14900K 38.60
+2581%

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 N6211 2245
i9-14900K 60166
+2580%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron N6211 2696
i9-14900K 12643
+369%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron N6211 4693
i9-14900K 94801
+1920%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron N6211 49.66
i9-14900K 2.07
+2299%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron N6211 2
i9-14900K 72
+4278%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N6211 128
i9-14900K 6103
+4668%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N6211 76
i9-14900K 325
+327%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron N6211 0.97
i9-14900K 4.02
+314%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron N6211 1
i9-14900K 26.7
+2624%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron N6211 10
i9-14900K 181
+1712%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron N6211 45
i9-14900K 346
+664%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Celeron N6211 731
i9-14900K 16108
+2104%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron N6211 844
i9-14900K 25199
+2886%

Blender(-)

Celeron N6211 3767
+4332%
i9-14900K 85

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Celeron N6211 556
i9-14900K 2369
+326%

7-Zip Single

Celeron N6211 2593
i9-14900K 7932
+206%

7-Zip

Celeron N6211 3974
i9-14900K 145207
+3554%

WebXPRT 3

Celeron N6211 89
i9-14900K 386
+333%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 38.60
Integrated graphics card 1.39 6.15
Recency 17 July 2022 17 October 2023
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron N6211 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

i9-14900K, on the other hand, has a 2580.6% higher aggregate performance score, 342.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 1100% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Core i9-14900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N6211 in performance tests.


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