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Intel Celeron 5205U vs Intel Core i3-6100U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2019
Intel Celeron 5205U
Intel Celeron 5205U
Released
Q3/2015
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-6100U
Intel Core i3-6100U

What's the best choice Intel Celeron 5205U or Intel Core i3-6100U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Celeron 5205U has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Core i3-6100U has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q3/2015.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron 5205U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1088 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1181 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    2.30 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-6100U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    805 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    814 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1016 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    920 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    551 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    590 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    369 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    570 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    139 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1008 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron 5205U Intel Celeron 5205U
Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Core i3-6100U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 6000U
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.90 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) left arrow Intel HD Graphics 520
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.90 GHz left arrow 1.00 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q3/2015
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-6100U and Intel Celeron 5205U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-2133 left arrow DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron 5205U and Intel Core i3-6100U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    12.5 W left arrow 7.5 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron 5205U and Intel Celeron 5205U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake U left arrow Skylake U
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1528 left arrow BGA 1356
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q3/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Celeron 5205U and Intel Core i3-6100U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
346
Intel Celeron 5205U
384
Intel Core i3-6100U

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