Celeron N4100 vs i7-4610M
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-4610M outperforms Celeron N4100 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1906 | 2117 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 5.19 | 24.45 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Goldmont Plus (2017) |
| Release date | 1 February 2014 (10 years ago) | 11 December 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $346 | $107 |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 11 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 deg C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCPGA946 | FCBGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.3 GHz | 700 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| VGA | + | no data |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 30Hz at 4096x2160 | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100.
| PCIe version | 3 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 6 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.03 | 1.55 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.84 | 0.87 |
| Recency | 1 February 2014 | 11 December 2017 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 6 Watt |
i7-4610M has a 31% higher aggregate performance score, and 111.5% faster integrated GPU.
Celeron N4100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 516.7% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-4610M is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4610M and Celeron N4100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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