Celeron N4100 vs Ryzen 9 5900
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Celeron N4100 by a whopping 1288% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 332 | 2348 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.74 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 12.55 | 9.79 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2025) | Goldmont Plus (2017) |
| Release date | 12 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.
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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 30 | 11 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 deg C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,150 million | no 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FCBGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 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 extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron N4100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Celeron N4100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no 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 types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 38.397 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 version | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 6 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA 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.
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.
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 | 19.30 | 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 1288.5% 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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