i7-12700K vs Celeron N4100

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4100
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.54
Core i7-12700K
2021
12 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
21.78
+1314%

Core i7-12700K outperforms Celeron N4100 by a whopping 1314% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2132244
Place by popularitynot in top-10073
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data41.85
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i7
Power efficiency24.2716.48
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date11 December 2017 (7 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$409

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier1136
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K 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
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 600Intel UHD Graphics 770
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency700 MHz1.5 GHz
Execution Units1232

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4100 and Core i7-12700K.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes620
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 N4100 1.54
i7-12700K 21.78
+1314%

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 2453
i7-12700K 34598
+1310%

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
i7-12700K 2555
+724%

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 823
i7-12700K 13786
+1575%

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
i7-12700K 9305
+362%

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
i7-12700K 63484
+975%

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
i7-12700K 16827
+500%

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
i7-12700K 2.66
+630%

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
i7-12700K 38
+1661%

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
i7-12700K 3325
+1579%

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
i7-12700K 272
+297%

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
i7-12700K 3.29
+296%

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
i7-12700K 15.7
+824%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Celeron N4100 1139
i7-12700K 10389
+812%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron N4100 12
i7-12700K 179
+1417%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron N4100 58
i7-12700K 350
+501%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron N4100 1271
i7-12700K 14016
+1003%

Blender(-)

Celeron N4100 3176
+1735%
i7-12700K 173

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Celeron N4100 405
i7-12700K 1912
+372%

7-Zip Single

Celeron N4100 2158
i7-12700K 6270
+191%

7-Zip

Celeron N4100 6608
i7-12700K 73439
+1011%

WebXPRT 3

Celeron N4100 75
i7-12700K 304
+304%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 21.78
Integrated graphics card 0.87 6.16
Recency 11 December 2017 4 November 2021
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron N4100 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

i7-12700K, on the other hand, has a 1314.3% higher aggregate performance score, 608% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-12700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4100 is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700K is a desktop one.


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