Intel Celeron N5100 vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Processor comparisons   17-07-2021
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Celeron N5100 vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, programming, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as Blender, Blender, Furmark, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, SuperPi, Gears 5, 7zip, 3DMark, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, AIDA64, PassMark, WPrime, PCMark 10.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon PRO 300U 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 PRO 300U

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Athlon PRO 300U is 1% better than Celeron N5100. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron N5100

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	90.0
Valorant	102.2	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.3
Apex Legends	96.0	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.7
Overwatch	82.8	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.1
Warzone	79.7	79.8
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.9
Valheim	84.8	84.9

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron N5100

338%

Athlon PRO 300U

165%

To make a final decision 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 PRO 300U since it has less power consumption: 6W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that 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 PRO 300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	94	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	248	392
Cinbench 20 Single-core	202	330
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	603	826
Cinbench 23 Single-core	437	523
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1604	2520

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

	Intel Celeron N5100	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	1316	1870
Multi-Core	3246	4441

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

	Intel Celeron N5100	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	610	746
Multi-Core	1869	1978

Comparison of specifications

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

	Intel Celeron N5100	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Announcement date	January 11, 2021	October 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1338	FP5
Core name	Jasper Lake	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	11	1
Turbo Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.3 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2800 millions	1600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YM300BC4T2OFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon PRO 300U is 54% better than Celeron N5100 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Celeron N5100 has 2 more core than Athlon PRO 300U. 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: 7
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon PRO 300U is better: 26
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Celeron N5100 and AMD Athlon PRO 300U before deciding which CPU 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 PRO 300U - all data

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

• AMD Athlon PRO 300U specs and review.