Ryzen 9 5900HS vs Celeron N4020

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4020
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.97
Ryzen 9 5900HS
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
13.60
+1302%

Ryzen 9 5900HS outperforms Celeron N4020 by a whopping 1302% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 9 5900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2491553
Place by popularity94not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Gemini LakeAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency15.3036.77
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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)
Threads216
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate15 MHzno data
Multiplierno data30
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cache4 MB4 MB
L3 cache4 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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
SocketFCBGA1090FP6
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 9 5900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
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 Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 N4020 and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 Ryzen 9 5900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 600AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)
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 Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 Ryzen 9 5900HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 9 5900HS.

PCIe version2.03.0
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 N4020 0.97
Ryzen 9 5900HS 13.60
+1302%

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
Ryzen 9 5900HS 21607
+1297%

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 N4020 2184
Ryzen 9 5900HS 6380
+192%

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 N4020 4427
Ryzen 9 5900HS 41235
+831%

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 N4020 2
Ryzen 9 5900HS 25
+1358%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N4020 127
Ryzen 9 5900HS 2041
+1506%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N4020 74
Ryzen 9 5900HS 237
+221%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron N4020 0.94
Ryzen 9 5900HS 2.83
+201%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron N4020 836
Ryzen 9 5900HS 7867
+841%

Blender(-)

Celeron N4020 4064
+1586%
Ryzen 9 5900HS 241

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Celeron N4020 462
Ryzen 9 5900HS 1497
+224%

7-Zip Single

Celeron N4020 2456
Ryzen 9 5900HS 5653
+130%

7-Zip

Celeron N4020 4498
Ryzen 9 5900HS 57286
+1174%

WebXPRT 3

Celeron N4020 80
Ryzen 9 5900HS 276
+244%

CrossMark Overall

Celeron N4020 310
Ryzen 9 5900HS 1414
+356%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.97 13.60
Integrated graphics card 0.87 9.05
Recency 4 November 2019 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron N4020 has 483.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900HS, on the other hand, has a 1302.1% higher aggregate performance score, 940.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.


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