Celeron N5100 vs i5-L16G7

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-L16G7 and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1871	1900
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Ice Lake	no data
Power efficiency	28.80	32.81
Architecture codename	Lakefield (2020)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	June 2020 (4 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-L16G7 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	5 (Penta-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	5	4
Base clock speed	1.4 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	4,050 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-L16G7 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	FC-CSP1016	FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-L16G7 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® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
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	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-L16G7 and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	-	-
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4267	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	800 MHz
Execution Units	64	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-L16G7 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 i5-L16G7 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DX12	12
OpenGL	OpenGL4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-L16G7 and Celeron N5100.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	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	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.13	2.08
Physical cores	5	4
Threads	5	4
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	6 Watt

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