i7-620M vs Celeron J4125

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.93
+49.6%

Celeron J4125 outperforms Core i7-620M by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19792296
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.37no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency17.603.36
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$332

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size93 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1090BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-+
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency750 MHz766 MHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-620M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes616
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
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.

Celeron J4125 1.93
+49.6%
i7-620M 1.29

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.

Celeron J4125 2957
+49.7%
i7-620M 1975

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.

Celeron J4125 346
i7-620M 443
+28%

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.

Celeron J4125 962
+16.9%
i7-620M 823

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.

Celeron J4125 2112
i7-620M 3473
+64.4%

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.

Celeron J4125 7128
i7-620M 7657
+7.4%

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.

Celeron J4125 3740
+22.9%
i7-620M 3044

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.

Celeron J4125 17.37
+3.6%
i7-620M 18

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.

Celeron J4125 3
+27%
i7-620M 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 1.29
Recency 4 November 2019 7 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron J4125 has a 49.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Celeron J4125 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-620M in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J4125 is a desktop processor while Core i7-620M is a notebook one.


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