Celeron N4120 vs A4-6300

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Aggregate performance score

A4-6300
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.90
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57
+74.4%

Celeron N4120 outperforms A4-6300 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-6300 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25502118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency1.3124.76
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-6300 and Celeron N4120 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache96 KBno data
L2 cache1024 KB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A4-6300 and Celeron N4120 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-6300 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

A4-6300 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-6300 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-6300 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon™ HD 8370DIntel UHD Graphics 600
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-6300 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A4-6300 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-6300 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1112
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-6300 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-6300 0.90
Celeron N4120 1.57
+74.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-6300 1428
Celeron N4120 2490
+74.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-6300 396
+23.8%
Celeron N4120 320

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-6300 563
Celeron N4120 773
+37.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 1.57
Recency 1 June 2013 4 November 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N4120 has a 74.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4120 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-6300 in performance tests.

Note that A4-6300 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4120 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-6300 and Celeron N4120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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