i9-13980HX vs Celeron N4120

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.62
Core i9-13980HX
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
30.83
+1803%

Core i9-13980HX outperforms Celeron N4120 by a whopping 1803% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4120 and Core i9-13980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2102142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Gemini LakeIntel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency24.6251.11
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Raptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$668

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4120 and Core i9-13980HX 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4120 and Core i9-13980HX 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
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i9-13980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N4120 and Core i9-13980HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data
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 N4120 and Core i9-13980HX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i9-13980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600Intel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency700 MHz1.65 GHz
Execution Units1232

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4120 and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.44.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i9-13980HX.

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 N4120 1.62
i9-13980HX 30.83
+1803%

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 2485
i9-13980HX 47184
+1799%

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
i9-13980HX 11940
+453%

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
i9-13980HX 85088
+1223%

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
i9-13980HX 19734
+480%

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
i9-13980HX 3.02
+481%

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 N4120 3
i9-13980HX 56
+1982%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Celeron N4120 224
i9-13980HX 4717
+2006%

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 N4120 73
i9-13980HX 305
+316%

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 N4120 0.88
i9-13980HX 3.73
+324%

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
i9-13980HX 18.4
+922%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Celeron N4120 1509
i9-13980HX 20329
+1247%

Blender(-)

Celeron N4120 2571
+2325%
i9-13980HX 106

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Celeron N4120 439
i9-13980HX 2099
+378%

7-Zip Single

Celeron N4120 2279
i9-13980HX 6972
+206%

7-Zip

Celeron N4120 7184
i9-13980HX 119244
+1560%

WebXPRT 3

Celeron N4120 86
i9-13980HX 337
+291%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 30.83
Recency 4 November 2019 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 55 Watt

Celeron N4120 has 816.7% lower power consumption.

i9-13980HX, on the other hand, has a 1803.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i9-13980HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4120 in performance tests.


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