Ryzen 5 5500U vs Celeron N4100

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.58
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.44
+434%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by a whopping 434% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1995827
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Lucienne-U (Zen 2)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data
Current price$269 (2.5x MSRP)no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache4 MB3 MB
L3 cache4 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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
SocketFCBGA1090FP6
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 600AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes612
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
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.


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.

Celeron N4100 1.58
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.44
+434%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 434% based on our aggregated 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%

Celeron N4100 2443
Ryzen 5 5500U 13058
+435%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 435% 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%

Celeron N4100 313
Ryzen 5 5500U 1294
+313%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 313% 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%

Celeron N4100 835
Ryzen 5 5500U 4611
+452%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 452% 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%

Celeron N4100 2013
Ryzen 5 5500U 5313
+164%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 164% 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%

Celeron N4100 5904
Ryzen 5 5500U 27437
+365%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 365% 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%

Celeron N4100 2805
Ryzen 5 5500U 9185
+227%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 227% 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%

Celeron N4100 19.41
Ryzen 5 5500U 6.22
+212%

Celeron N4100 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 212% 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%

Celeron N4100 2
Ryzen 5 5500U 11
+423%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 423% 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%

Celeron N4100 198
Ryzen 5 5500U 1247
+530%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 530% 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%

Celeron N4100 69
Ryzen 5 5500U 177
+158%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 158% 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%

Celeron N4100 0.83
Ryzen 5 5500U 1.99
+140%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 140% 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%

Celeron N4100 1.7
Ryzen 5 5500U 4.3
+153%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 153% in TrueCrypt AES.

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%

Celeron N4100 1139
Ryzen 5 5500U 3945
+246%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 246% 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%

Celeron N4100 12
Ryzen 5 5500U 45
+284%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 284% 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%

Celeron N4100 58
Ryzen 5 5500U 162
+179%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Celeron N4100 by 179% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.58 8.44
Integrated graphics card 0.86 7.42
Recency 11 December 2017 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4100 in performance tests.


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