Phenom II X3 N870 vs Celeron J4125

Place in the ranking	1998	2434
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.55	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	17.60	2.87
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	4 November 2019 (5 years ago)	16 December 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870 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	4 (Quad-Core)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	4	3
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	93 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1090	S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 600	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no 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 1.86
+75.5%

Phenom II X3 N870 1.06

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
+56.1%

Phenom II X3 N870 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.86	1.06
Recency	4 November 2019	16 December 2010
Physical cores	4	3
Threads	4	3
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

Celeron J4125 has a 75.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Celeron J4125 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J4125 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X3 N870 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J4125 and Phenom II X3 N870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.