GX-420GI vs Celeron N4020
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N4020 and GX-420GI processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2474 | not rated |
Place by popularity | 83 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Gemini Lake | no data |
Power efficiency | 15.33 | no data |
Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) | Brown Falcon (2016) |
Release date | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) | 23 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N4020 and GX-420GI 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 | 1.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Bus rate | 15 MHz | no data |
L1 cache | no data | 320 KB |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per module) |
L3 cache | 4 MB | no data |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N4020 and GX-420GI 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 | 1 |
Socket | FCBGA1090 | FP4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020 and GX-420GI. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | - | + |
AVX | - | + |
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 N4020 and GX-420GI 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 N4020 and GX-420GI 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 N4020 and GX-420GI. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
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 | Radeon R7E 6CU |
Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
Quick Sync Video | + | - |
Graphics max frequency | 650 MHz | no data |
Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4020 and GX-420GI 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 N4020 and GX-420GI 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 N4020 and GX-420GI 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 N4020 and GX-420GI.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 6 | 8 |
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 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 4 November 2019 | 23 February 2016 |
Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
Threads | 2 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 15 Watt |
Celeron N4020 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
GX-420GI, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Celeron N4020 and GX-420GI. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4020 and GX-420GI, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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