Celeron N4120 vs Atom Z3740

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Aggregate performance score

Atom Z3740
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 2 Watt
0.39
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57
+303%

Celeron N4120 outperforms Atom Z3740 by a whopping 303% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z3740 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30212118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency18.4424.75
Architecture codenameBay Trail-T (2013−2014)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date27 September 2013 (11 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$32no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z3740 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.33 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z3740 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
SocketUTFCBGA1380FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)2 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z3740 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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

Atom Z3740 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z3740 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z3740 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size4 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.1 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHz700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z3740 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 Z3740 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 Z3740 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z3740 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 Z3740 0.39
Celeron N4120 1.57
+303%

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 Z3740 621
Celeron N4120 2490
+301%

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 Z3740 963
Celeron N4120 2159
+124%

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 Z3740 3380
Celeron N4120 6432
+90.3%

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 Z3740 1838
Celeron N4120 3403
+85.1%

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 Z3740 29
Celeron N4120 17.56
+65.1%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Atom Z3740 0.7
Celeron N4120 1.8
+147%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.39 1.57
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.87
Recency 27 September 2013 4 November 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 6 Watt

Atom Z3740 has 200% lower power consumption.

Celeron N4120, on the other hand, has a 302.6% higher aggregate performance score, 13% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron N4120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z3740 in performance tests.


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