Intel Core i3-2105 vs Intel Celeron N5205U

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i3-2105 vs Intel Celeron N5205U and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, VeraCrypt, RealBench, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, AIDA64, Blender, Furmark, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, 7zip, WPrime, PCMark 10.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Celeron N5205U or Intel Core i3-2105.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-2105

50%

Celeron N5205U

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-2105

50%

Celeron N5205U

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	89.8
Valorant	101.7	102.1
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	57.2
Apex Legends	95.6	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	76.6
Overwatch	82.4	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	70.4
DOOM Eternal	50.9	51.1
Warzone	79.4	79.6
Assassin's Creed	85.5	85.8
Valheim	84.4	84.7

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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

Core i3-2105

34%

Celeron N5205U

131%

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 N5205U is more energy efficient than the Core i3-2105 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU turns on all cores and threads 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 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 Core i3-2105	Intel Celeron N5205U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	86	91
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	222	241
Cinbench 20 Single-core	218	196
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	515	585
Cinbench 23 Single-core	367	424
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1422	1556

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

	Intel Core i3-2105	Intel Celeron N5205U
Single-Core	1414	1277
Multi-Core	2186	3149

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

	Intel Core i3-2105	Intel Celeron N5205U
Single-Core	674	592
Multi-Core	1499	1813

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-2105	Intel Celeron N5205U
Announcement date	July 07, 2011	December 11, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCBGA1528
Core name	Sandy Bridge	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation		10
Turbo Frequency		2.2 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	32 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	3 MB	2 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-2105 is 38% better than Celeron N5205U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Celeron N5205U has 2 more core than Core i3-2105. 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 Core i3-2105 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron N5205U is better: 26
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above 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 of people who bought Intel Core i3-2105 and Intel Celeron N5205U before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i3-2105 - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-2105 specs and review.

Intel Celeron N5205U - all data

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

• Intel Celeron N5205U specs and review.