Processor N97 vs Celeron B820
Aggregate performance score
Processor N97 outperforms Celeron B820 by a whopping 590% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron B820 and Processor N97 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2873 | 1543 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.35 | 27.21 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 1 July 2012 (12 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron B820 and Processor N97 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 17 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron B820 and Processor N97 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 | FCPGA988,PGA988 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 12 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B820 and Processor N97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron B820 and Processor N97 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B820 and Processor N97 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B820 and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron B820 and Processor N97 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B820 and Processor N97.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.50 | 3.45 |
| Recency | 1 July 2012 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 12 Watt |
Processor N97 has a 590% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.
The Processor N97 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B820 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron B820 and Processor N97, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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