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Intel Core i3-N300 vs Intel Celeron N5100. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2022
Intel Core i3-N300
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Intel Celeron N5100
Intel Celeron N5100

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-N300 or Intel Celeron N5100? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i3-N300 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 7 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Intel Celeron N5100 has a base frequency of 1.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 64% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-N300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    499 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    6 W left arrow 7 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
Intel Celeron N5100 Intel Celeron N5100
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i N300 left arrow Intel Celeron N5000
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 10
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz left arrow 1.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    8x Gracemont left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 2.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.8 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core
    - left arrow -- Tremont
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.2 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 24
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Elkhart Lake)
  • GPU Turbo
    1300 MHz left arrow 800 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 192
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron N5100 and Intel Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-N300 and Intel Celeron N5100 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    7 W left arrow 6 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 20 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 4.8 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-N300 and Intel Celeron N5100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake N left arrow Jasper Lake
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 1.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Socket
    BGA left arrow BGA 1090
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i3-N300 1242.864405 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 8 threads / linux
System RAM: 8 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: HP / 8C42
Duration: 804.593 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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