Celeron N4100 vs i5-6440EQ

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6440EQ
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
3.49
+121%
Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.58

Core i5-6440EQ outperforms Celeron N4100 by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15462117
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.50no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency7.2024.46
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2711
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB4 MB
L3 cache6 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 deg C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Celeron N4100.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

i5-6440EQ 3.49
+121%
Celeron N4100 1.58

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.

i5-6440EQ 5445
+122%
Celeron N4100 2457

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.49 1.58
Integrated graphics card 2.59 0.87
Recency 12 October 2015 11 December 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 6 Watt

i5-6440EQ has a 120.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 197.7% faster integrated GPU.

Celeron N4100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 650% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-6440EQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4100 in performance tests.


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