Microsoft SQ1 vs Celeron N4000

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.96
Microsoft SQ1
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 3000 Watt
3.80
+296%

Microsoft SQ1 outperforms Celeron N4000 by a whopping 296% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000 and Microsoft SQ1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25061481
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronQualcomm Snapdragon
Power efficiency14.590.12
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)2 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000 and Microsoft SQ1 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3 GHz
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache112 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cache4 MB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperature105 deg Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000 and Microsoft SQ1 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)no data
SocketFCBGA1090no data
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt3000 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000 and Microsoft SQ1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
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 N4000 and Microsoft SQ1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
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 N4000 and Microsoft SQ1 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000 and Microsoft SQ1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600Qualcomm Adreno 685
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency650 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000 and Microsoft SQ1 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000 and Microsoft SQ1 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000 and Microsoft SQ1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000 and Microsoft SQ1.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
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 N4000 0.96
Microsoft SQ1 3.80
+296%

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 N4000 1472
Microsoft SQ1 5822
+296%

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 N4000 2152
+301%
Microsoft SQ1 537

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 N4000 4030
Microsoft SQ1 4276
+6.1%

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 N4000 31.94
Microsoft SQ1 14.2
+125%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 3.80
Recency 11 December 2017 2 October 2019
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 3000 Watt

Celeron N4000 has 49900% lower power consumption.

Microsoft SQ1, on the other hand, has a 295.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Microsoft SQ1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.


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