i5-1235U (IPU) vs Celeron N4100
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2084 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Architecture codename | Goldmont Plus (2017) | Alder Lake-U (2022) |
| Release date | 11 December 2017 (6 years ago) | 23 February 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 11 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 deg C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) 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 | FCBGA1090 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 600 | Iris Xe 80EU |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 700 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| MIPI-DSI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU).
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 20 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 December 2017 | 23 February 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 15 Watt |
Celeron N4100 has 150% lower power consumption.
i5-1235U (IPU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 150% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron N4100 and Core i5-1235U (IPU). We've got no test results to judge.
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