Celeron N5100 vs Atom Z530

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z530 and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1784
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$95	no data
Current price	$451 (4.7x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z530 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	533.33 MT/s	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.75 -1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z530 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	PBGA441	FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z530 and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Atom Z530 and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z530 and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z530 and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	800 MHz
Execution Units	-	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z530 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom Z530 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom Z530 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12
OpenGL	-	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z530 and Celeron N5100.

PCI Express lanes	no data	8
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	14
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	11 January 2021
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	6 Watt

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