Intel Celeron N5105 vs Intel Core i7-8550U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N5105 and Intel Core i7-8550U 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N5105

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8550U

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 38% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2054 vs 1511
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5924 vs 4058
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
L3 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2054 vs 1511
PassMark - CPU mark 5924 vs 4058

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N5105
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8550U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1511
2054
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4058
5924
Name Intel Celeron N5105 Intel Core i7-8550U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1511 2054
PassMark - CPU mark 4058 5924
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 814
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2456
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 65.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1724
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3395
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5482
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1724
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3395
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5482

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron N5105 Intel Core i7-8550U

Essentials

Architecture codename Jasper Lake Kaby Lake R
Launch date Q1'21 21 August 2017
Place in performance rating 1551 1334
Processor Number N5105 i7-8550U
Series Intel Celeron Processor N Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $409

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 1.80 GHz
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Die size 123 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 16 GB 32 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 LPDDR4x DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x4E61 0x5917
Execution Units 24
Graphics base frequency 450 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3 3
DVI

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2160@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

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 42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1338 FC-BGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.00 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel Wireless-AX MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 8 12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 14
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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)
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)