Intel Celeron N4000C vs Intel Core i5-680 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Celeron N4000C		Intel Core i5-680
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron N4000C and the Intel Core i5-680 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Celeron N4000C 2 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Core i5-680 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2010.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11)	CPU group	Intel Core i5 600 (6)
9	Generation	1
Gemini Lake	Architecture	Clarkdale
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron N4000C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-680 clocks with 3.60 GHz (3.86 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Celeron N4000C	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-680
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.10 GHz	Frequency	3.60 GHz
2.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.86 GHz
2.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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.
Intel Celeron N4000C	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-680
--	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.
Intel UHD Graphics 600	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.50 GHz
0.65 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.73 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	5
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
3	Max. displays	2
12	Compute units	12
96	Shader	24
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	10.1

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.
Intel UHD Graphics 600	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron N4000C, while the Intel Core i5-680 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.
Intel Celeron N4000C	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-680
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
8 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	0.50 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	2.0
6	PCIe lanes	16
3.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Celeron N4000C has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-680 is 73 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Celeron N4000C	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-680
6 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	73 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
4.8 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Celeron N4000C has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-680 is at 4.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.
Intel Celeron N4000C	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-680
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1090	Socket	LGA 1156
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019	Release date	Q2/2010
--	Release price	305 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron N4000C (68%)

Intel Core i5-680 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron N4000C (54%)

Intel Core i5-680 (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.


	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	440 (68%)
	Intel Core i5-680 2C 4T @ 3.86 GHz	651 (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.


	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	755 (54%)
	Intel Core i5-680 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1394 (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.


	Intel Celeron N4000C Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz	125 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-680 Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz	35 (28%)

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.


	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1405 (54%)
	Intel Core i5-680 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	2599 (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.


	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	365 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-680 2C 4T @ 3.86 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	618 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-680 2C 4T @ 3.60 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.


	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	75 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-680 2C 4T @ 3.86 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.


	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	144 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-680 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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Intel Celeron N4000C vs Intel Core i5-680

CPU comparison with benchmarks

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details