Intel Celeron 4205U vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 4205U and Intel Pentium Silver N5000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron 4205U

Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 4205U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB

Launch date	23 January 2019 vs 11 December 2017
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5000

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1129 vs 1029
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2607 vs 1344

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129 vs 1029
PassMark - CPU mark	2607 vs 1344

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 4205U
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver N5000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1029

1129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1344

2607

Name	Intel Celeron 4205U	Intel Pentium Silver N5000
PassMark - Single thread mark	1029	1129
PassMark - CPU mark	1344	2607
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1226
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3495

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 4205U	Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Gemini Lake
Launch date	23 January 2019	11 December 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$161
Place in performance rating	2249	1686
Processor Number	4205U	N5000
Series	Celeron	Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.10 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA1	0x3184
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 610	Intel® UHD Graphics 605
Execution Units		18
Graphics max dynamic frequency		750 MHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
MIPI-DSI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	46x24	25mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		4.8 W
Thermal Solution		105 deg C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	6
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless		Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		8
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)