Intel Celeron N5100 vs Core i7-8500Y

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Combined performance score

i7-8500Y
2.34
+8.3%

Core i7-8500Y outperforms Celeron N5100 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-8500Y and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16681735
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Architecture codenameAmber Lake-Y (2018−2021)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date28 August 2018 (5 years old)11 January 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$393no data
Current price$1163 (3x MSRP)no data

Technical specs

Core i7-8500Y 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB1.5 MB
L3 cache4 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8500Y 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1515FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8500Y and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-no data
Smart Response+-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Core i7-8500Y and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® ME-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8500Y and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8500Y and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth33.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 615Intel UHD Graphics
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8500Y and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8500Y and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840 x 2160@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840 x 2160@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8500Y and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8500Y and Celeron N5100.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes108
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

i7-8500Y 2.34
+8.3%
Celeron N5100 2.16

Core i7-8500Y outperforms Celeron N5100 by 8% in our combined 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%

i7-8500Y 3590
+8.4%
Celeron N5100 3312

Core i7-8500Y outperforms Celeron N5100 by 8% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.34 2.16
Integrated graphics card 1.57
Recency 28 August 2018 11 January 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 6 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i7-8500Y and Celeron N5100. The differences in performance seem too small.


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