Intel Celeron N5100 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

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Intel Celeron N5100 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Intel Celeron N5100 AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron N5100 and the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron N5100 4 core processor released in Q1/2021 with the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2020.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Celeron N4000/N5000 (6) CPU group AMD Athlon Silver 3000 (3)
10 Generation 4
Jasper Lake Architecture Dali (Zen)
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Celeron N4100 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N5100 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon Silver 3050U clocks with 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron N5100 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
2.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.30 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 N5100 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
-- 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 24 EUs (Jasper Lake) GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 1.10 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation 8
10 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 3
192 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake) GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
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 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron N5100, while the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Celeron N5100 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
DDR4-2933 Memory
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC Yes
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 8
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron N5100 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron N5100 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
20 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
4.8 W TDP down 12 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N5100 has 5.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon Silver 3050U is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Celeron N5100 Characteristic AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1338 Socket FP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2021 Release date Q1/2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
632 (84%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
749 (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 N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1834 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1436 (78%)

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 N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
468 (54%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
873 (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 N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1286 (84%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1524 (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.
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
201 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
181 (90%)

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 N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.85 GHz
340 (81%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)

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 N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
3354 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
3004 (90%)

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.
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
463 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1598 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
604 (100%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
668 (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.
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
122 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N5100 AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
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