Celeron N5100 vs Ryzen 9 3900X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 3900X
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
21.31
+882%

Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Celeron N5100 by a whopping 882% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2681873
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.81no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency18.5132.98
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed3.8 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache64 MB4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
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-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-800 MHz
Execution Units-24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 21.31
+882%
Celeron N5100 2.17

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 32619
+884%
Celeron N5100 3316

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 1710
+295%
Celeron N5100 433

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 9950
+829%
Celeron N5100 1071

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 3900X 10498
+487%
Celeron N5100 1788

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.31 2.17
Recency 7 July 2019 11 January 2021
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900X has a 882% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron N5100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1650% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 3900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N5100 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 3900X is a desktop processor while Celeron N5100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron N5100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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