Intel Celeron N4000C vs Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)

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Intel Celeron N4000C CPU1 vs CPU2 Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Intel Celeron N4000C Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron N4000C and the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron N4000C 2 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2023.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Broadcom BCM (3)
Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) CPU group Broadcom BCM2712 (1)
9 Generation 5
Gemini Lake Architecture Cortex-A76
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
-- 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 Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) clocks with 1.00 GHz (2.40 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron N4000C Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.10 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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.

Intel Celeron N4000C Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
-- 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 Broadcom VideoCore VII
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 8
96 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version --

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 Broadcom VideoCore VII
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron N4000C, while the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 17.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron N4000C Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
6 PCIe lanes 4
3.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron N4000C has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is 12 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron N4000C Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 88 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N4000C has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Intel Celeron N4000C Characteristic Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
14 nm Technology 16 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1090 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 11 (ARM), Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2023
-- Release price 79 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N4000C (62%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N4000C (41%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) (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 Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
440 (77%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
574 (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 Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
755 (46%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1635 (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 Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
365 (46%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
787 (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.
Intel Celeron N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
618 (35%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1747 (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 Celeron N4000C
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Broadcom VideoCore VII @ 0.80 GHz
120 (96%)

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 Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1405 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 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 Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
75 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 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 Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
144 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N4000C Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Unknown Raspberry Pi 5 B

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