Intel Celeron N5100 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5040

Processor comparisons   17-07-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Celeron N5100 vs Intel Pentium Silver J5040 tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find all information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Prime95, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, AIDA64, RealBench, Blender, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Silver J5040 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%

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Silver J5040 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%

Pentium Silver J5040

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	89.9
Valorant	102.2	102.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.2
Apex Legends	96.0	96.1
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.6
Overwatch	82.8	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	70.5
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.1
Warzone	79.7	79.7
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.8
Valheim	84.8	84.8

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. 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%

Pentium Silver J5040

197%

To make a finishing 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 Pentium Silver J5040 as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 10W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on 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 make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Cinbench 15 Single-core	94	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	248	320
Cinbench 20 Single-core	202	199
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	603	737
Cinbench 23 Single-core	437	632
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1604	2340

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

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Single-Core	1316	1430
Multi-Core	3246	3783

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

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Single-Core	610	591
Multi-Core	1869	1891

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Celeron N5100	Intel Pentium Silver J5040
Announcement date	January 11, 2021	January 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1338	FCBGA1090
Core name	Jasper Lake	Gemini Lake Refresh
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2800 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Silver J5040 is 44% better than Celeron N5100 in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Silver J5040 is better: 11
However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Celeron N5100 and Intel Pentium Silver J5040 before making a selection 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.

Intel Pentium Silver J5040 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Silver J5040 specs and review.