AMD A8-6600K vs Intel Celeron N5100

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AMD A8-6600K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N5100
AMD A8-6600K Intel Celeron N5100

CPU comparison

AMD A8-6600K or Intel Celeron N5100 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A8-6600K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-6600K was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Celeron N5100 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N5100 was released in Q1/2021.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD A8-6000 (4) CPU group Intel Celeron N4000/N5000 (6)
3 Generation 10
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Jasper Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Celeron N4100
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-6600K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-6600K is 3.90 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the Intel Celeron N5100 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N5100 is at 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz).
AMD A8-6600K Characteristic Intel Celeron N5100
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.90 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A8-6600K Characteristic Intel Celeron N5100
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-6600K or Intel Celeron N5100 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon HD 8570D GPU Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake)
0.84 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
5 GPU Generation 11
32 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 24
256 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon HD 8570D GPU Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A8-6600K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Intel Celeron N5100 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.
AMD A8-6600K Characteristic Intel Celeron N5100
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-6600K is 100 W, while the Intel Celeron N5100 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A8-6600K Characteristic Intel Celeron N5100
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) 20 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.8 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-6600K is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron N5100 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 5.50 MB cache.
AMD A8-6600K Characteristic Intel Celeron N5100
32 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FM2 Socket BGA 1338
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q1/2021
85 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-6600K (85%)
Intel Celeron N5100 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-6600K (84%)
Intel Celeron N5100 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
537 (85%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
632 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1461 (80%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1834 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz
432 (100%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.85 GHz
340 (79%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
2959 (88%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
3354 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
463 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1598 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
468 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1286 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
201 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
604 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
771 (100%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
94 (100%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
306 (100%)
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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