i5-L16G7 vs Celeron 5205U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2532	1859
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Comet Lake	Intel Ice Lake
Power efficiency	5.68	28.80
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)	Lakefield (2020)
Release date	31 October 2019 (5 years ago)	June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$281

Detailed specifications

Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7 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	2 (Dual-core)	5 (Penta-Core)
Threads	2	5
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4,050 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1528	FC-CSP1016
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	LPDDR4X-4267
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	34 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	500 MHz
Execution Units	no data	64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	DX12
OpenGL	4.5	OpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 5205U and Core i5-L16G7.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	6

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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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.90	2.13
Physical cores	2	5
Threads	2	5
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	7 Watt

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