Celeron N4120 vs Atom N570

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Aggregate performance score

Atom N570
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.21
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57
+648%

Celeron N4120 outperforms Atom N570 by a whopping 648% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom N570 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32052118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency2.2124.76
Architecture codenamePineview (2009−2011)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date1 March 2011 (13 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N570 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.66 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.67 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate666 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors176 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom N570 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
SocketFCBGA559FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)8.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N570 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Atom N570 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
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 Atom N570 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N570 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size2 GB8 GB
Max memory channels12

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel GMA 3150Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom N570 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 Atom N570 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 Atom N570 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N570 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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.

Atom N570 0.21
Celeron N4120 1.57
+648%

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.

Atom N570 341
Celeron N4120 2490
+630%

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.

Atom N570 82
Celeron N4120 320
+290%

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.

Atom N570 217
Celeron N4120 773
+256%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Atom N570 566
Celeron N4120 2159
+282%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Atom N570 1630
Celeron N4120 6432
+295%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Atom N570 738
Celeron N4120 3403
+361%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Atom N570 59
Celeron N4120 17.56
+236%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 1.57
Integrated graphics card 0.01 0.87
Recency 1 March 2011 4 November 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N4120 has a 647.6% higher aggregate performance score, 8600% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N570 in performance tests.


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