Celeron N4020C vs Atom x5-Z8500

Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8500
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.78
Celeron N4020C
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.97
+24.4%

Celeron N4020C outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26252484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data15.30
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)no data
Release date2 March 2015 (9 years ago)1 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.44 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz2.8 GHz
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketUTFCBGA1380FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)no data6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
vProno data-
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 x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Boot+no 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 Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory8 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency600 MHz650 MHz
Execution Units1212

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x21604096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP2560x16004096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes26
USB revision3.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB ports38
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 x5-Z8500 0.78
Celeron N4020C 0.97
+24.4%

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.

Atom x5-Z8500 1236
Celeron N4020C 1534
+24.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 0.97
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.87
Recency 2 March 2015 1 January 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2

Atom x5-Z8500 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N4020C, on the other hand, has a 24.4% higher aggregate performance score, 13% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 5 years.

The Celeron N4020C is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8500 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron N4020C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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