Intel Celeron N5100 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N5100 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron N5100

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N5100

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 72.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 45 nm
10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1371 vs 1234
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3284 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 72.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1371 vs 1234
PassMark - CPU mark	3284 vs 1210

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.80 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N5100
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1371

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3284

1210

Name	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1371	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	3284	1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		738
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		26.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.408

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake	Wolfdale
Launch date	Q1'21	January 2008
Place in performance rating	1818	2981
Processor Number	N5100	E8400
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Price now		$129.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		6144 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x4E61
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	350.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1338	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AX MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	14
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.2
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)