Celeron N5100 vs Core i5-L16G7

Place in performance ranking	1710	1750
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Ice Lake	no data
Architecture codename	Lakefield (2020)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	28 May 2020 (3 years old)	11 January 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	no data

Technical specs

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
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

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)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

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
MPX	-	no data
Identity Protection	no data	+
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, DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

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	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
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.

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.

i5-L16G7 2.25
+4.7%

Celeron N5100 2.15

Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron N5100 by 5% 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%

i5-L16G7 3440
+4.3%

Celeron N5100 3298

Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron N5100 by 4% 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%

i5-L16G7 608
+36.6%

Celeron N5100 445

Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron N5100 by 37% 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%

i5-L16G7 1166
+3.9%

Celeron N5100 1122

Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron N5100 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.