Intel Core i3-8145U vs Intel Celeron N5100

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i3-8145U vs Intel Celeron N5100 and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, rendering, programming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like PassMark, Blender, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Handbrake, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, 7zip, RealBench, MATLAB, AIDA64, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Celeron N5100 or Intel Core i3-8145U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-8145U

51%

Celeron N5100

50%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i3-8145U 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.

Core i3-8145U

51%

Celeron N5100

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 play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just 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: League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	89.9
Valorant	102.6	102.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.2
Apex Legends	96.4	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	76.6
Overwatch	83.1	82.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	70.5
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.1
Warzone	80.0	79.7
Assassin's Creed	86.2	85.8
Valheim	85.1	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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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

Core i3-8145U

226%

Celeron N5100

338%

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 Core i3-8145U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 6W. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. 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 run, and all the benefit 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 i3-8145U	Intel Celeron N5100
Cinbench 15 Single-core	160	94
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	338	248
Cinbench 20 Single-core	296	202
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	521	603
Cinbench 23 Single-core	491	437
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1905	1604

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

	Intel Core i3-8145U	Intel Celeron N5100
Single-Core	2152	1316
Multi-Core	3810	3246

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

	Intel Core i3-8145U	Intel Celeron N5100
Single-Core	1017	610
Multi-Core	2215	1869

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 newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-8145U	Intel Celeron N5100
Announcement date	November 07, 2018	January 11, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1338
Core name	Whiskey Lake	Jasper Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	11
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	2.4 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	1.1 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	2800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	6 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	64 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	4 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 i3-8145U is 47% better than Celeron N5100 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Celeron N5100 has 2 more core than Core i3-8145U. 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 i3-8145U is better: 25
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron N5100 is better: 7
However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i3-8145U and Intel Celeron N5100 before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-8145U - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-8145U specs and review.

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.