Ryzen 9 5950X vs Celeron N4100

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.58
Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
29.52
+1768%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by a whopping 1768% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2017137
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.26
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codenameGemini Lake (2019)Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)5 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$799
Current price$269 (2.5x MSRP)$704 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno dataCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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
SocketFCBGA1090AM4
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
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 9 5950X 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 9 5950X 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 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600-
Max video memory8 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency700 MHz-
Execution Units12-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.4-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes6no data
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 9 5950X 29.52
+1768%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 1768% 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%

Celeron N4100 2443
Ryzen 9 5950X 45655
+1769%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 1769% 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 9 5950X 2191
+600%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 600% 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 9 5950X 12116
+1351%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 1351% 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 9 5950X 6690
+232%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 232% 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 9 5950X 56641
+859%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 859% 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 9 5950X 17657
+529%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 529% 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 9 5950X 4.23
+359%

Celeron N4100 outperforms Ryzen 9 5950X by 359% 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 9 5950X 48
+2094%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 2094% 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 9 5950X 4324
+2084%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 2084% 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 9 5950X 267
+288%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 288% 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 9 5950X 3.08
+271%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 271% 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 9 5950X 26
+1429%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 1429% 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 9 5950X 12736
+1018%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 1018% 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 9 5950X 212
+1697%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 1697% 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 9 5950X 330
+467%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron N4100 by 467% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.58 29.52
Recency 11 December 2017 5 November 2020
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 4 32
Cost $107 $799
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 105 Watt

The Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4100 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.


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