Celeron N5100 vs A12-9720P

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Aggregate performance score

A12-9720P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.67
Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.08
+24.6%

Celeron N5100 outperforms A12-9720P by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A12-9720P and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20711899
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency10.5432.81
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A12-9720P and Celeron N5100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.7 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.8 GHz
L2 cache2 MB1.5 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm10 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A12-9720P and Celeron N5100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP4FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

A12-9720P and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9720P and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A12-9720P and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9720P and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9720P and Celeron N5100.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A12-9720P 1.67
Celeron N5100 2.08
+24.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A12-9720P 2656
Celeron N5100 3297
+24.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A12-9720P 531
+22.1%
Celeron N5100 435

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A12-9720P 1202
+11.3%
Celeron N5100 1080

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.67 2.08
Integrated graphics card 1.96 5.58
Recency 1 June 2016 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N5100 has a 24.6% higher aggregate performance score, 184.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9720P in performance tests.


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