Celeron N5105 vs Core i5-7260U

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Value Upgrade Path

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Performance Per Dollar

Based on actual market prices and performance synthetic scores.

Performance Per Dollar Core i5-7260U

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Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370

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100%

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Atom x5-Z8300

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445%

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Atom Z3735G

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439%

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Core i5-480M

MSRP: $81|Avg: $77

403%

#288

Core i5-460M

MSRP: $80|Avg: $129

401%

#289

Core i5-2540M

MSRP: $266|Avg: $10

397%

#291

Core i5-450M

MSRP: $32|Avg: $31

384%

#292

Core i3-380M

MSRP: $49|Avg: $25

368%

#293

Core i5-430M

MSRP: N/A|Avg: $33

367%

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Core 2 Duo T6600

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357%

#297

Core i5-7260U

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100%

Based on actual market prices and performance synthetic scores.

Performance Comparison

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🏆 Chipversus Verdict

🚀 Performance Leadership

Performance Trade-off: The Core i5-7260U leads in gaming performance. However, the Celeron N5105 is the stronger candidate for professional workloads, offering 1.3% greater multi-core processing power.

Insight	Celeron N5105	Core i5-7260U
Gaming	❌ Lower gaming performance	✅ Superior gaming performance
Workstation	✅ Better multi-core power	❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks
Price	Equivalent pricing	Equivalent pricing
Longevity	✨ Modern (Jasper Lake (2021) / 10 nm)	✨ Modern (Kaby Lake (2016−2019) / 14 nm)

💎 Value Proposition

Insight	Celeron N5105	Core i5-7260U
Cost Efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency
Upfront Cost	Equivalent pricing	Equivalent pricing

Performance Check

Paired with RTX 4090

To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.

Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Celeron N5105 and Core i5-7260U

Celeron N5105

The Celeron N5105 is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 2007-01-01. It is based on the Jasper Lake (2021) architecture. It features 4 cores and 4 threads. Base frequency is 2 GHz, with boost up to 2.9 GHz. L3 cache: 4 MB (total). L2 cache: 1.5 MB (total). Built on 10 nm process technology. Socket: BGA1338. Thermal design power (TDP): 10 Watt. Memory support: DDR4. Passmark benchmark score: 4,003 points. Launch price was $69.

Core i5-7260U

The Core i5-7260U is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 3 January 2017 (8 years ago). It is based on the Kaby Lake (2016−2019) architecture. It features 2 cores and 4 threads. Base frequency is 2.2 GHz, with boost up to 3.4 GHz. L3 cache: 4 MB. L2 cache: 512 kB. Built on 14 nm process technology. Socket: BGA1356. Thermal design power (TDP): 15 Watt. Memory support: DDR4. Passmark benchmark score: 3,953 points. Launch price was $304.

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Processing Power

The Celeron N5105 packs 4 cores / 4 threads, while the Core i5-7260U offers 2 cores / 4 threads — the Celeron N5105 has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 2.9 GHz on the Celeron N5105 versus 3.4 GHz on the Core i5-7260U — a 15.9% clock advantage for the Core i5-7260U (base: 2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz). The Celeron N5105 uses the Jasper Lake (2021) architecture (10 nm), while the Core i5-7260U uses Kaby Lake (2016−2019) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Celeron N5105 scores 4,003 against the Core i5-7260U's 3,953 — a 1.3% lead for the Celeron N5105. L3 cache: 4 MB (total) on the Celeron N5105 vs 4 MB on the Core i5-7260U.

Feature	Celeron N5105	Core i5-7260U
Cores / Threads	4 / 4+100%	2 / 4
Boost Clock	2.9 GHz	3.4 GHz+17%
Base Clock	2 GHz	2.2 GHz+10%
L3 Cache	4 MB (total)	4 MB
L2 Cache	1.5 MB (total)+200%	512 kB
Process	10 nm-29%	14 nm
Architecture	Jasper Lake (2021)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
PassMark	4,003+1%	3,953
Geekbench 6 Single	—	1,192

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Memory & Platform

The Celeron N5105 uses the BGA1338 socket (PCIe 4.0), while the Core i5-7260U uses BGA1356 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.

Feature	Celeron N5105	Core i5-7260U
Socket	BGA1338	BGA1356
PCIe Generation	PCIe 4.0+33%	PCIe 3.0
Max RAM Speed	—	DDR4-2133
Max RAM Capacity	—	32 GB
RAM Channels	—	2
ECC Support	—	❌
PCIe Lanes	—	12

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Advanced Features

Virtualization: not specified (Celeron N5105) / VT-x, VT-d, EPT (Core i5-7260U). The Core i5-7260U includes integrated graphics (Iris Plus Graphics 640), while the Celeron N5105 requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i5-7260U targets Mainstream Laptop. Direct competitor: Core i5-7260U rivals A12-9720P.