Celeron N4120 vs N4100

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.54
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57
+1.9%

Celeron N4120 outperforms Celeron N4100 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21332119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency24.2924.76
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date11 December 2017 (7 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB4 MB
L3 cache4 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 deg C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120 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)1
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift--
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response--
GPIO++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory8 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency700 MHz700 MHz
Execution Units1212

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes66
USB revision2.0/3.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports22
Number of USB ports88
Integrated LAN--
UART++

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 N4100 1.54
Celeron N4120 1.57
+1.9%

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 N4100 2454
Celeron N4120 2489
+1.4%

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 N4100 310
Celeron N4120 319
+2.9%

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 N4100 825
+6.9%
Celeron N4120 772

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 N4100 2013
Celeron N4120 2159
+7.3%

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 N4100 5904
Celeron N4120 6432
+8.9%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron N4100 2805
Celeron N4120 3403
+21.3%

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 N4100 19.41
Celeron N4120 17.56
+10.5%

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 N4100 2
Celeron N4120 3
+22.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Celeron N4100 198
Celeron N4120 224
+13.1%

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 N4100 69
Celeron N4120 73
+6.7%

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 N4100 0.83
Celeron N4120 0.88
+6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron N4100 1.7
Celeron N4120 1.8
+5.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron N4100 1271
Celeron N4120 1509
+18.7%

Blender(-)

Celeron N4100 3176
+23.6%
Celeron N4120 2571

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Celeron N4100 405
Celeron N4120 439
+8.4%

7-Zip Single

Celeron N4100 2158
Celeron N4120 2279
+5.6%

7-Zip

Celeron N4100 6608
Celeron N4120 7184
+8.7%

WebXPRT 3

Celeron N4100 75
Celeron N4120 86
+14.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 1.57
Recency 11 December 2017 4 November 2019

Celeron N4120 has a 1.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron N4100 and Celeron N4120.


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