i3-10100F vs Celeron N4020

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4020
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.97
Core i3-10100F
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.51
+468%

Core i3-10100F outperforms Celeron N4020 by a whopping 468% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4020 and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24911161
Place by popularity9420
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.97
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Gemini Lakeno data
Power efficiency15.308.02
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)12 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N4020 and Core i3-10100F 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate15 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4020 and Core i3-10100F 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
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020 and Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Celeron N4020 and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4020 and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4020 and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency650 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4020 and Core i3-10100F 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 N4020 and Core i3-10100F 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 N4020 and Core i3-10100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4020 and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe version2.03.0
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 N4020 0.97
i3-10100F 5.51
+468%

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 N4020 1547
i3-10100F 8748
+465%

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 N4020 343
i3-10100F 1449
+322%

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 N4020 546
i3-10100F 4496
+723%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron N4020 836
i3-10100F 3650
+337%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.97 5.51
Recency 4 November 2019 12 October 2020
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N4020 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

i3-10100F, on the other hand, has a 468% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i3-10100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4020 is a notebook processor while Core i3-10100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4020 and Core i3-10100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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