AMD Athlon 300U vs Intel Celeron N5100 Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD Athlon 300U		Intel Celeron N5100
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon 300U and the Intel Celeron N5100 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the AMD Athlon 300U 2 core processor released in Q1/2019 with the Intel Celeron N5100 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2021.

AMD Athlon (29)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Athlon 300 (1)	CPU group	Intel Celeron N4000/N5000 (6)
6	Generation	10
Picasso (Zen+)	Architecture	Jasper Lake
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Intel Celeron N4100
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon 300U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron N5100 clocks with 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
AMD Athlon 300U	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N5100
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.40 GHz	Frequency	1.10 GHz
3.30 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.80 GHz
2.40 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 Athlon 300U	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N5100
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake)
1.00 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.85 GHz
8	GPU Generation	11
14 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	3
3	Compute units	24
192	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12	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 RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon 300U, while the Intel Celeron N5100 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s enabled.
AMD Athlon 300U	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N5100
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR4-2933
32 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	46.9 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	1.50 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	8
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The AMD Athlon 300U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron N5100 is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Athlon 300U	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N5100
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	6 W
--	TDP (PL2)	20 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	4.8 W
105 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon 300U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 12 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron N5100 is at 5.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.
AMD Athlon 300U	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N5100
12 nm	Technology	10 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FP5	Socket	BGA 1338
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2019	Release date	Q1/2021
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon 300U (100%)

Intel Celeron N5100 (64%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon 300U (98%)

Intel Celeron N5100 (84%)

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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	803 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N5100 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	632 (79%)

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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1723 (94%)
	Intel Celeron N5100 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1834 (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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	962 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N5100 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	468 (49%)

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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1967 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N5100 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1286 (65%)

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 Athlon 300U AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz	384 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N5100 Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.85 GHz	340 (89%)

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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	3917 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N5100 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	3354 (86%)

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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N5100 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1598 (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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N5100 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	604 (100%)

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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	138 (100%)
	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 Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	344 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N5100 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)


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AMD Athlon 300U vs Intel Celeron N5100

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details