Celeron N5100 vs i3-1120G4

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1876
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	no data	32.97
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-UP4 (2020)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	2 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100 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	FCBGA1598	FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	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	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	-	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	800 MHz
Execution Units	48	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1120G4 and Celeron N5100.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	8
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	14
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 September 2020	11 January 2021
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

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