Celeron N3150 vs A4-5300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5300
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.88
+14.3%

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5300 and Celeron N3150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24492543
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Celeron
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date2 October 2012 (11 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107
Current price$54 $408 (3.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A4-5300 and Celeron N3150 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.08 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A4-5300 and Celeron N3150 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 configuration11
SocketFM2FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5300 and Celeron N3150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR3-1600 RAM, PCIe 2, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4no data
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

A4-5300 and Celeron N3150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5300 and Celeron N3150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5300 and Celeron N3150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7480DIntel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data640 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5300 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5300 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5300 and Celeron N3150.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
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.

A4-5300 0.88
+14.3%
Celeron N3150 0.77

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A4-5300 1365
+14.6%
Celeron N3150 1191

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 15% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A4-5300 359
+122%
Celeron N3150 162

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 122% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A4-5300 505
+2.2%
Celeron N3150 494

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A4-5300 2734
+152%
Celeron N3150 1085

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 152% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A4-5300 4345
+19.9%
Celeron N3150 3624

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 20% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A4-5300 2284
+11.3%
Celeron N3150 2053

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 11% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A4-5300 35.5
Celeron N3150 30.11
+17.9%

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 18% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A4-5300 1
Celeron N3150 1
+0.7%

Celeron N3150 outperforms A4-5300 by 1% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A4-5300 107
Celeron N3150 118
+10.3%

Celeron N3150 outperforms A4-5300 by 10% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A4-5300 67
+109%
Celeron N3150 32

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 109% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A4-5300 0.91
+122%
Celeron N3150 0.41

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 122% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-5300 0.8
Celeron N3150 0.8

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-5300 1347
+47.2%
Celeron N3150 915

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 47% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-5300 10
+7.4%
Celeron N3150 9

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 7% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A4-5300 50
+11.6%
Celeron N3150 45

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 12% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A4-5300 4268
+43.1%
Celeron N3150 2983

A4-5300 outperforms Celeron N3150 by 43% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.88 0.77
Recency 2 October 2012 1 April 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

The A4-5300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3150 in performance tests.

Note that A4-5300 is a desktop processor while Celeron N3150 is a notebook one.


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