Celeron N5100 vs Xeon E5205

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5205
2007
65 Watt
0.53
Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.07
+291%

Celeron N5100 outperforms Xeon E5205 by a whopping 291% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5205 and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28711899
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency0.7732.63
Architecture codenameno dataJasper Lake (2021)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5205 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed1.86 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.8 GHz
L2 cacheno data1.5 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature66 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.95V-1.212Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5205 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5205 and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5205 and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5205 and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5205 and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5205 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5205 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5205 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5205 and Celeron N5100.

PCI Express lanesno data8
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.

Xeon E5205 0.53
Celeron N5100 2.07
+291%

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.

Xeon E5205 838
Celeron N5100 3295
+293%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 2.07
Recency 1 October 2007 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N5100 has a 290.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5205 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5205 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N5100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5205 and Celeron N5100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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