i5-12500 vs Celeron N5100

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.08
Core i5-12500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.53
+502%

Core i5-12500 outperforms Celeron N5100 by a whopping 502% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1882610
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency32.8118.24
Architecture codenameJasper Lake (2021)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500 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 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500 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
SocketFCBGA1338FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency800 MHz1.45 GHz
Execution Units2432

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes820
USB revision2.0/3.2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports14no 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 N5100 2.08
i5-12500 12.53
+502%

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.

Celeron N5100 3311
i5-12500 19911
+501%

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.

Celeron N5100 434
i5-12500 2331
+437%

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.

Celeron N5100 1078
i5-12500 8963
+731%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.08 12.53
Integrated graphics card 5.58 6.15
Recency 11 January 2021 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N5100 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

i5-12500, on the other hand, has a 502.4% higher aggregate performance score, 10.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i5-12500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N5100 is a notebook processor while Core i5-12500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N5100 and Core i5-12500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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