Intel Celeron N5100 vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N5100 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 N5100

Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N5100

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1371 vs 1129
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3284 vs 2607

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1371 vs 1129
PassMark - CPU mark	3284 vs 2607

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N5100
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver N5000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1371

1129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3284

2607

Name	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver N5000
PassMark - Single thread mark	1371	1129
PassMark - CPU mark	3284	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 N5100	Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake	Gemini Lake
Launch date	Q1'21	11 December 2017
Place in performance rating	1818	1686
Processor Number	N5100	N5000
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$161
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	1.10 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
L2 cache		4 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4E61	0x3184
Execution Units	24	18
Graphics base frequency	350.00 GHz	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 605
Graphics max dynamic frequency		750 MHz
Max video memory		8 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1338	FCBGA1090
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		105 deg C
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AX MAC	Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	14	8
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.2	2.0/3.0
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports		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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)