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Intel Celeron N4100 vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Intel Celeron N4100

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The Intel Celeron N4100 is a quad-core SoC primarily for inexpensive notebooks and was announced late 2017. It runs at 1.1-2.4 GHz (Single Core Burst, Multi Core Burst max 2.3 GHz) and is based on the Gemini Lake platform. Similar to the Apollo Lake predecessor, the chip is manufactured on a 14 nm process with FinFETs but offers slightly improved processor cores, double the amount of L2 cache, a smaller package, a new generation of monitor outputs (Gen 10) and a partly integrated WiFi chip. Besides four CPU cores, the chip also includes a DirectX 12 capable GPU as well as a DDR4/LPDDR4 memory controller (dual-channel, up to 2400 MHz). The SoC is not replaceable as it is permanently soldered to the mainboard.

Architecture

The processor architecture was slightly reworked and is now called Goldmont Plus. It features an increased Level 2 cache (to 4 MB). That means the per-clock-performance should be a bit better, but not near the Core CPUs like Kaby Lake Y.

Performance

The average N4100 in our database directly competes with AMD's 3020e and 3050e, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. The Intel Core m3-8100Y and the Celeron 6305 are close nearby as well. Routinely described as "entry-level" in 2019 and 2020, the Celeron N4100 is a slow processor that is good for the most basic tasks only such as Web browsing with no more than two or three tabs open at a time.

The LapBook Pro is among the fastest systems built around the N4100 that we know of. It can be around 50% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Graphics

The UHD Graphics 600 (Gemini Lake) is based on Intel's Gen9 architecture, which supports DirectX 12 and is also used for the Kaby Lake / Skylake / Apollo Lake graphics adapters (like HD Graphics 520). Equipped with 12 EUs and a clock of up to 700 MHz, the performance should be roughly on par with the older HD Graphics 500 (Apollo Lake).

The chip also includes an advanced video engine with hardware support for the playback of VP9 and H.265 material (8-bit color-depth).

Power Consumption

Celeron N4100 has a default TDP of 6 W (also known as PL1), making it a great option for passively cooled setups.

The fairly old 14 nm process this Celeron is built with makes for so-so, as of mid-2022, energy efficiency.

Intel Pentium Silver N5000

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The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is a quad-core SoC primarily for inexpensive notebooks and was announced late 2017. It runs at 1.1-2.7 GHz (Single Core Burst, Multi Core Burst max. 2.6 GHz) and is based on the Gemini Lake platform. Similar to the Apollo Lake predecessor, the chip is manufactured in a 14 nm process with FinFETs but offers slightly improved processor cores, double the amount of L2 cache, a smaller package, a new generation of monitor outputs (Gen 10) and a partly integrated WiFi chip. Besides four CPU cores, the chip also includes a DirectX 12 capable GPU as well as a DDR4/LPDDR4 memory controller (dual-channel, up to 2400 MHz). The SoC is not replaceable as it is directly soldered to the mainboard.

Architecture

The processor architecture was slightly reworked and is now called Goldmont Plus. It features an increased level 2 cache (to 4 MB). That means the per-clock-performance should be a bit better, but not near the Core CPUs like Kaby Lake Y.

Performance

The average N5000 in our database is in the same league as the AMD 3050e and the Pentium 4415U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a really poor result, as of Q3 2023.

The Yoga 330-11IGM is among the fastest laptops featuring the N5000 that we know of. It can be more than 30% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system built around the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

GPU Performance

The UHD Graphics 605 (Gemini Lake) is based on Intel's Gen9 architecture, which supports DirectX 12 and is also used for the Kaby Lake / Skylake / Apollo Lake graphics adapters (like HD Graphics 520). Equipped with 18 EUs and a clock of up to 750 MHz, the performance should be roughly on par with the older HD Graphics 5300 and HD Graphics 505 (Apollo Lake).

The chip also includes an advanced video engine with hardware support for the playback of VP9 and H.265 material (8-bit color-depth).

Power Consumption

Similar to the predecessor, Intel specifies the TDP with 6 Watts (SDP 4.8 Watts – Scenario Design Power). The chip can therefore be cooled passively in theory, but SKUs with fans are possible as well.

ModelIntel Celeron N4100Intel Pentium Silver N5000
SeriesIntel Gemini LakeIntel Gemini Lake
CodenameGemini LakeGemini Lake
Series: Gemini Lake Gemini Lake
Intel Celeron J4105 compare1.5 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Pentium Silver N50001.1 - 2.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron J4005 compare2 - 2.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Celeron J4115 compare1.8 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron N4100 « 1.1 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron N4000 compare1.1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Celeron J4105 compare1.5 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 « 1.1 - 2.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron J4005 compare2 - 2.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Celeron J4115 compare1.8 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron N41001.1 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron N4000 compare1.1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock1100 - 2400 MHz1100 - 2700 MHz
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 4
TDP6 Watt6 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
SocketBGA1090BGA1090
FeaturesDDR4-2400/LPDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 2, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SGXDDR4-2400/LPDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 2, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SGX
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 600 (200 - 700 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 605 (200 - 750 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$107 U.S.$161 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
L1 Cache224 KB

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Celeron N4100
16.3 pt (23%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Pentium N5000
17.7 pt (25%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 955     avg: 961     median: 960.5 (1%)     max: 966 Points
1232 Points (1%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 382     avg: 386.5     median: 386.5 (16%)     max: 391 Points
438 Points (19%)
min: 167     avg: 170     median: 170 (19%)     max: 173 Points
min: 424     avg: 469.3     median: 484 (1%)     max: 500 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2.13     avg: 2.4     median: 2.2 (3%)     max: 2.9 Points
2.8 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.8     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (21%)     max: 0.83 Points
0.9 Points (23%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 1664     avg: 1951     median: 2013 (12%)     max: 2049 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 4915     avg: 5999     median: 5904 (4%)     max: 7123 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
10929 Points (8%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
3337 Points (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 591     avg: 724     median: 790 (9%)     max: 790 s
645 s (8%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 18.97     avg: 20.3     median: 19.4 (4%)     max: 22.5 s
16.8 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 1093     avg: 1148     median: 1139 (2%)     max: 1212 Points
1245 Points (2%)
7320 MIPS (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 2125     avg: 2209     median: 2158 (26%)     max: 2459 MIPS
2431 MIPS (29%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 11.8     avg: 13.3     median: 11.8 (4%)     max: 16.3 fps
15.4 fps (5%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 57.7     avg: 64.5     median: 58.2 (13%)     max: 77.7 fps
76.3 fps (18%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 0.974     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (2%)     max: 1.5 fps
1.3 fps (2%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.156     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (0%)     max: 0.162 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.222     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (4%)     max: 0.236 GB/s
0.3 GB/s (5%)
1.9 GB/s (5%)
2707 Seconds (19%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 1.75     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (38%)     max: 1.786 sec
1.5 sec (33%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 2748     avg: 2985     median: 2805 (6%)     max: 3580 Points
min: 3247     avg: 3320     median: 3320 (7%)     max: 3393 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 27.42     avg: 28.3     median: 28.5 (6%)     max: 28.94 s
24.2 s (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 61.9     avg: 63.1     median: 62.6 (3%)     max: 64.8 s
56.3 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 1381     avg: 1462     median: 1474 (7%)     max: 1532 s
1319 s (6%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
5882 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 12964     avg: 20919     median: 19160 (16%)     max: 31380 Points
min: 24195     avg: 25128     median: 24695 (20%)     max: 26493 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 12613     avg: 20195     median: 19086 (15%)     max: 29271 Points
min: 24199     avg: 24660     median: 24279 (20%)     max: 25501 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 19890     avg: 24471     median: 23934 (20%)     max: 32203 Points
min: 2141     avg: 2355     median: 2307 (6%)     max: 2873 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2146     avg: 2954     median: 2910 (5%)     max: 3799 Points
min: 3193     avg: 3563     median: 3448 (6%)     max: 4263 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 611     avg: 711     median: 706 (3%)     max: 841 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 378     avg: 403.3     median: 405 (17%)     max: 414 Points
421 Points (18%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1082     avg: 1267     median: 1271 (2%)     max: 1419 Points
1582 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 377     avg: 400.5     median: 408 (2%)     max: 409 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1078     avg: 1238     median: 1232 (4%)     max: 1409 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1731     avg: 1779     median: 1795 (18%)     max: 1799 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4713     avg: 5188     median: 5259 (6%)     max: 5404 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1813     avg: 1825     median: 1825 (25%)     max: 1837 Points
min: 2009     avg: 2046     median: 2045 (28%)     max: 2084 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5056     avg: 5123     median: 5122.5 (12%)     max: 5189 Points
min: 5211     avg: 5460     median: 5488 (13%)     max: 5654 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4998     avg: 5042     median: 5041.5 (9%)     max: 5085 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 1623     avg: 1629     median: 1629 (32%)     max: 1635 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
5490 Points (9%)
5789 Points (9%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
1762 Points (26%)
1850 Points (28%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
3759 Points (30%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
2847 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
4823 Points (9%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
6247 Points (13%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
4819 Points (13%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2561     avg: 3127     median: 3214 (4%)     max: 3865 ms
min: 2251     avg: 2714     median: 2797 (3%)     max: 2871 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
233 ms (3%)
194.6 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 10309     avg: 11163     median: 11328 (10%)     max: 11852 Points
min: 13075     avg: 13480     median: 13121 (12%)     max: 14601 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 71.4     avg: 77     median: 75.2 (16%)     max: 84 Points
min: 88.2     avg: 89.1     median: 89.1 (19%)     max: 90 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
7616 Points (50%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 6.4     avg: 11.3     median: 11.3 (2%)     max: 16.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
6.7 Watt (1%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
24 Points per Watt (18%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Celeron N4100 → 100% n=47

Average Benchmarks Intel Pentium Silver N5000 → 114% n=47

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