Celeron N4020C vs N4120
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N4120 outperforms Celeron N4020C by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2118 | 2499 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Gemini Lake | no data |
| Power efficiency | 24.75 | 15.29 |
| Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) | no data |
| Release date | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C 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 | FCBGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® 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 N4120 and Celeron N4020C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 600 | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 700 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution Units | 12 | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| MIPI-DSI | + | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2160@60Hz | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2160@60Hz | 4096x2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 6 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | 8 |
| 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.57 | 0.97 |
| Recency | 4 November 2019 | 1 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
Celeron N4120 has a 61.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Celeron N4020C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
The Celeron N4120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020C in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4020C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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