Intel Celeron 5205U

The Intel Celeron 5205U is a power efficient entry-level dual-core SoC for notebooks based on the Comet Lake (CML-U) generation and was announced in October 2019. Compared to the similar Whiskey Lake Celeron 4205U processors, the difference is the higher clock speed (+100 MHz) and support for faster memory. The processor cores are clocked at only 1.9 GHz (no Turbo) and don't support SMT / HyperThreading (so only 2 threads). More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here.

Due to the 100 MHz higher clock speed, the Celeron 5205U is slightly faster than the old Celeron 4205U but still behind the old Pentium 5405U (2.3 GHz, SMT). The missing Turbo and only two cores are definitely a downside and therefore the CPU is best used for simple tasks like browsing and office programs. Compared to the faster Core i3, i5 and i7 Comet Lake models, the Pentium does not support SSE (2).

The integrated graphics card is still the same as in the previous generations. It is called only Intel UHD Graphics but is still the same Intel UHD Graphics 610 like in the Pentium 4205U. Furthermore, the SoC integrates a VP9 and H.265 de- and encoder and an integrated dual channel LPDDR3-2133/DDR4-2400 memory controller (compared to DDR4-2666 in the faster and costlier Core i3/i5/i7 processors).

Power consumption

This Celeron has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 15 W. Intel officialy allows laptop manufacturers to reduce that value somewhat, 12.5 W being the lower limit, resulting in lower clock speeds and lower performance. Unlike most Comet Lake family processors, Celeron 5205U is fairly likely to actually stick to that limitation as its cores are not Boost-enabled.

Last but not the least, this CPU is manufactured on an old, as of late 2022, 14 nm Intel process making for subpar energy efficiency.

Series	Intel Comet Lake
Codename	Comet Lake-U
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-U Intel Core i7-10810U 1.1 - 4.9 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-10710U 1.1 - 4.7 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-10610U 1.8 - 4.9 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8 - 4.9 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-10310U 1.7 - 4.4 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i5-10210U 1.6 - 4.2 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i3-10110U 2.1 - 4.1 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Pentium Gold 6405U 2.4 GHz 2 / 4  2 MB L3 Intel Celeron 5205U « 1.9 GHz 2 / 2  2 MB L3
Clock Rate	1900 MHz
Level 1 Cache	256 KB
Level 2 Cache	1 MB
Level 3 Cache	2 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	2 / 2
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	15 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	14 nm
Max. Temperature	100 °C
Socket	FCBGA1528
Features	Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 610 (300 - 900 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Starting Price	$107 U.S.
Announcement Date	10/31/2019
Product Link (external)	Intel Comet Lake Celeron 5205U

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core

480 points (21%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
HP ProBook 430 G7	Celeron 5205U	UHD Graphics 620	4 GB	480

AMD E1-2100 -74%

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Intel Celeron N4020 -13%

Intel Pentium Silver N5000 -12%

Intel Celeron N4000 -10%

Intel Celeron 3867U -10%

Intel Celeron N4120 -8%

AMD A10-4600M -7%

AMD A4-5150M -5%

Intel Celeron J4125 -5%

AMD 3015e -3%

Intel Celeron 5205U

AMD FX-7600P 1%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 2%

Intel Pentium Silver N5030 2%

AMD A10-5750M 3%

Intel Celeron N4500 4%

Intel Core i3-5005U 11%

Intel Core i7-2675QM 12%

Intel Celeron N6211 16%

AMD 3015Ce 18%

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Apple M2 Max 311%

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Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core

912 points (3%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
HP ProBook 430 G7	Celeron 5205U	UHD Graphics 620	4 GB	912

AMD E1-2100 -74%

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AMD A4-5000 -26%

Intel Atom x7-Z8750 -16%

Intel Celeron N4020 -14%

Intel Celeron N4000 -12%

AMD A6-5200 -9%

Intel Celeron N6211 -7%

AMD 3015e -6%

Intel Celeron 3867U -4%

Intel Celeron N4500 -3%

Intel Celeron 5205U

Intel Pentium N4200 3%

Intel Celeron J3455 12%

AMD A8-5550M 18%

AMD 3015Ce 24%

Intel Core i3-5005U 26%

AMD A10-4600M 27%

AMD Athlon Silver 3050e 29%

AMD 3020e 30%

Intel Celeron 6305 31%

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Apple M2 Max 1584%

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Reviews for the Intel Celeron 5205U processor

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 CB 13IML05-82B80013MH: Intel UHD Graphics 620, 13.30", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 CB 13IML05-82B80013MH