Celeron N5100 vs Xeon Silver 4112

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4112
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
4.06
+94.3%
Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.09

Xeon Silver 4112 outperforms Celeron N5100 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4112 and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14031876
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.17no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency4.5232.97
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$473no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4112 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache8.25 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature76 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4112 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4112 and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB16 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4112 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4112 and Celeron N5100.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes488
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.

Xeon Silver 4112 4.06
+94.3%
Celeron N5100 2.09

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.

Xeon Silver 4112 6446
+94.2%
Celeron N5100 3320

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.

Xeon Silver 4112 953
+120%
Celeron N5100 434

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.

Xeon Silver 4112 3592
+233%
Celeron N5100 1078

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.06 2.09
Recency 11 July 2017 11 January 2021
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon Silver 4112 has a 94.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron N5100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 1316.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4112 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4112 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N5100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4112 and Celeron N5100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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