Celeron N4100 vs Phenom II X4 N950

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N950
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.56
+1.3%
Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.54

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms Celeron N4100 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and Celeron N4100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21202132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Celeron
Power efficiency4.2224.29
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N950 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 speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache512 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 deg C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N950 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Celeron N4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N950 and Celeron N4100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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 Phenom II X4 N950 and Celeron N4100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Celeron N4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel 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 Phenom II X4 N950 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 Phenom II X4 N950 and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Celeron N4100.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
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.

Phenom II X4 N950 1.56
+1.3%
Celeron N4100 1.54

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.

Phenom II X4 N950 2485
+1.3%
Celeron N4100 2453

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.

Phenom II X4 N950 275
Celeron N4100 310
+12.7%

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.

Phenom II X4 N950 986
+19.8%
Celeron N4100 823

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.

Phenom II X4 N950 1816
Celeron N4100 2013
+10.8%

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.

Phenom II X4 N950 6554
+11%
Celeron N4100 5904

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X4 N950 2974
+6%
Celeron N4100 2805

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.

Phenom II X4 N950 17.8
+9%
Celeron N4100 19.41

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.56 1.54
Recency 4 October 2010 11 December 2017
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Phenom II X4 N950 has a 1.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N4100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X4 N950 and Celeron N4100.


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