Celeron N4020C vs P4600

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Celeron P4600
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55
Celeron N4020C
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.00
+81.8%

Celeron N4020C outperforms Celeron P4600 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron P4600 and Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28432479
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency1.4315.20
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)no data
Release date28 March 2010 (14 years ago)1 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron P4600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache2 MB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors382 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron P4600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPGA988FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron P4600 and Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron P4600 and Celeron N4020C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron P4600 and Celeron N4020C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron P4600 and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron P4600 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron P4600 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron P4600 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron P4600 and Celeron N4020C.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 P4600 0.55
Celeron N4020C 1.00
+81.8%

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 P4600 846
Celeron N4020C 1534
+81.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 1.00
Recency 28 March 2010 1 January 2021
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N4020C has a 81.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4020C is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron P4600 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron P4600 and Celeron N4020C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Celeron P4600
Celeron P4600
Intel Celeron N4020C
Celeron N4020C

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3 11 votes

Rate Celeron P4600 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.2 100 votes

Rate Celeron N4020C on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Celeron P4600 or Celeron N4020C, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.