Celeron N4020 vs Atom Z670
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N4020 outperforms Atom Z670 by a whopping 870% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3379 | 2488 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 94 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Gemini Lake |
| Power efficiency | 3.14 | 15.22 |
| Architecture codename | Lincroft (2010−2011) | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) |
| Release date | 11 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus type | cDMI | no data |
| Bus rate | 400 MT/s | 15 MHz |
| Multiplier | 8 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 65 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | T-PBGA518 | FCBGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 2.93 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | PowerVR SGX535 | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 650 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| LVDS | + | no data |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 6 |
| PCI support | - | no data |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.10 | 0.97 |
| Recency | 11 April 2011 | 4 November 2019 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 6 Watt |
Atom Z670 has 100% lower power consumption.
Celeron N4020, on the other hand, has a 870% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Celeron N4020 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z670 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z670 and Celeron N4020, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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