5 220H vs Celeron N4120
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2119 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Gemini Lake | no data |
| Power efficiency | 24.76 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) | 18 December 2024 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $342 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H 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 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| 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 Core 5 220H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 600 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 700 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| MIPI-DSI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 8 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 November 2019 | 18 December 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 45 Watt |
Celeron N4120 has 650% lower power consumption.
5 220H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4120 and Core 5 220H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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