Atom Z3735G vs Celeron N4120

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57
+220%
Atom Z3735G
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 2 Watt
0.49

Celeron N4120 outperforms Atom Z3735G by a whopping 220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4120 and Atom Z3735G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21182906
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Gemini Lakeno data
Power efficiency24.7623.19
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$17

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4120 and Atom Z3735G 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 GHz1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.83 GHz
L1 cacheno data56K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data112 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4120 and Atom Z3735G 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
SocketFCBGA1090UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and Atom Z3735G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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 N4120 and Atom Z3735G 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-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4120 and Atom Z3735G are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and Atom Z3735G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB1 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidthno data5.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 600Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency700 MHz646 MHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4120 and Atom Z3735G 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 N4120 and Atom Z3735G 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 N4120 and Atom Z3735G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4120 and Atom Z3735G.

PCIe version2.0no data
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 N4120 1.57
+220%
Atom Z3735G 0.49

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 N4120 2490
+223%
Atom Z3735G 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 N4120 2159
+128%
Atom Z3735G 946

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 N4120 6432
+122%
Atom Z3735G 2891

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 N4120 3403
+123%
Atom Z3735G 1526

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 N4120 17.56
+114%
Atom Z3735G 37.53

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 N4120 1.8
+190%
Atom Z3735G 0.6

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.57 0.49
Integrated graphics card 0.87 0.77
Recency 4 November 2019 9 April 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 2 Watt

Celeron N4120 has a 220.4% higher aggregate performance score, 13% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Atom Z3735G, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z3735G in performance tests.


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