Intel Celeron N5100 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron N5100 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2021 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron N5100, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1338 socket.
Name: Intel Celeron N5100
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron N4000/N5000
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N5100 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N5100 is 1.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.8 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x Tremont
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron N5100 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron N5100 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake), which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake)
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.85 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 8.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 11
Direct X: 12
Technology: 10 nm
Release date: Q1/2021

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2933
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 46.9 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 6 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 6 W
TDP (PL2): 20 W
TDP up: None
TDP down: 4.8 W
Tjunction max: 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N5100 is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA 1338
L2-Cache: 1.5 MB
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Jasper Lake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q1/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
3396
3396
Intel Core i5-2300
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
3380
3380
Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
3375
3375
Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
3371
3371
Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
3370
3370

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-4150
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1849
1849
Intel Core i7-6650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1846
1846
Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
1834
1834
AMD FX-6120
6C 6T @ 3.5 GHz
1833
1833
Intel Core i5-2500T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1832
1832

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
1642
1642
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
1616
1616
Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
1598
1598
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
1587
1587
Intel Celeron J4125
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1541
1541

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
NoneC NoneT @ --
1288
1288
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 non LTE
NoneC NoneT @ --
1288
1288
Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
1286
1286
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1284
1284
Intel Core M-5Y31
2C 4T @ 0.9 GHz
1280
1280

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
653
653
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
653
653
Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
653
653
HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz
653
653
HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G
8C 8T @ 2.22 GHz
653
653

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7351
16C 32T @ 2.4 GHz
634
634
AMD FX-9590
8C 8T @ 4.7 GHz
634
634
Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
632
632
Intel Celeron 6305E
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
630
630
Intel Core i3-3210
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
629
629

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
611
611
AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
606
606
Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
604
604
Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
602
602
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
601
601

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

MediaTek Helio P90
NoneC NoneT @ --
470
470
Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
469
469
Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
468
468
Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
467
467
Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
467
467

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
481
481
Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
467
467
Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
463
463
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
461
461
Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C 4T @ 1.0 GHz
460
460

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-3667U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
202
202
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
201
201
Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
201
201
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
201
201
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
NoneC NoneT @ --
198
198