Intel Celeron N5100 vs AMD Athlon 300GE

Processor comparisons 17-07-2021

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Celeron N5100 vs AMD Athlon 300GE tests and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, rendering, machine learning, streaming. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Gears 5, 3DMark, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, PCMark 10, RealBench, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, MATLAB, Furmark, AIDA64, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Valorant
Red Dead Redemption 2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Apex Legends
Fallout 76
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Borderlands 3
Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon 300GE or Intel Celeron N5100.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Celeron N5100

50%

Athlon 300GE

51%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Athlon 300GE is 1% better than Celeron N5100. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron N5100

51%

Athlon 300GE

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Control, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.2
Valorant	102.2	102.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.4
Apex Legends	96.0	96.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.9
Overwatch	82.8	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.7
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.3
Warzone	79.7	80.0
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.1
Valheim	84.8	85.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron N5100

338%

Athlon 300GE

89%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Celeron N5100 is more energy efficient than the Athlon 300GE as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron N5100	AMD Athlon 300GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	94	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	248	471
Cinbench 20 Single-core	202	225
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	603	1027
Cinbench 23 Single-core	437	580
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1604	2791

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron N5100	AMD Athlon 300GE
Single-Core	1316	2097
Multi-Core	3246	4919

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron N5100	AMD Athlon 300GE
Single-Core	610	942
Multi-Core	1869	2187

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Celeron N5100	AMD Athlon 300GE
Announcement date	January 11, 2021	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1338	AM4
Core name	Jasper Lake	Picasso
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	11	2
Turbo Frequency	2.4 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2800 millions	2200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD30GEC6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon 300GE is 67% better than Celeron N5100 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Celeron N5100 has 2 more core than Athlon 300GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron N5100 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon 300GE is better: 26
However, it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Celeron N5100 and AMD Athlon 300GE before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Celeron N5100 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Celeron N5100 specs and review.

AMD Athlon 300GE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon 300GE specs and review.