Celeron N4100 vs Ryzen 9 5900

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
19.23
+1283%

Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Celeron N4100 by a whopping 1283% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3292337
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.83
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Intel Celeron
Power efficiency12.559.82
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2025)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date12 January 2021 (4 years ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed3 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Multiplier3011
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache64 MB4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 deg C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,150 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron N4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron N4100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron N4100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron N4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory-8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-700 MHz
Execution Units-12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron N4100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron N4100.

PCIe version4.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
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.

Ryzen 9 5900 19.23
+1283%
Celeron N4100 1.39

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 9 5900 33923
+1281%
Celeron N4100 2456

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.

Ryzen 9 5900 2132
+590%
Celeron N4100 309

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.

Ryzen 9 5900 10709
+1200%
Celeron N4100 824

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.23 1.39
Recency 12 January 2021 11 December 2017
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900 has a 1283.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron N4100, on the other hand, has 983.3% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron N4100 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 5900 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4100 is a notebook one.

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