Celeron N3150 vs i3-4020Y

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-4020Y
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 11 Watt
0.93
+24%
Celeron N3150
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.75

Core i3-4020Y outperforms Celeron N3150 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25272668
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency7.6511.82
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$304$107

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz2.08 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)11.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response+-
GPIO++
Smart Connect+-
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio++
RST+-

Security technologies

Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d--
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4200Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory2 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency850 MHz640 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2561x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12+
OpenGL4.3+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4020Y and Celeron N3150.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes124
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports42
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports42
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports45
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.

i3-4020Y 0.93
+24%
Celeron N3150 0.75

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.

i3-4020Y 1473
+23.9%
Celeron N3150 1189

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-4020Y 454
+177%
Celeron N3150 164

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-4020Y 819
+63.8%
Celeron N3150 500

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.

i3-4020Y 1621
+49.4%
Celeron N3150 1085

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.

i3-4020Y 4750
+31.1%
Celeron N3150 3624

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.

i3-4020Y 35.31
Celeron N3150 30.11
+17.3%

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.

i3-4020Y 2
+8.9%
Celeron N3150 1

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i3-4020Y 152
+28.8%
Celeron N3150 118

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.

i3-4020Y 60
+87.5%
Celeron N3150 32

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.

i3-4020Y 0.65
+58.5%
Celeron N3150 0.41

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.

i3-4020Y 0.9
+9.8%
Celeron N3150 0.8

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i3-4020Y 1768
+93.2%
Celeron N3150 915

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i3-4020Y 10
+7.1%
Celeron N3150 9

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i3-4020Y 52
+16.5%
Celeron N3150 45

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i3-4020Y 3140
+11.2%
Celeron N3150 2824

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i3-4020Y 1526
+79.5%
Celeron N3150 850

Geekbench 2

i3-4020Y 3658
+22.6%
Celeron N3150 2983

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 0.75
Integrated graphics card 0.99 0.77
Recency 1 September 2013 1 April 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 11 Watt 6 Watt

i3-4020Y has a 24% higher aggregate performance score, and 28.6% faster integrated GPU.

Celeron N3150, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 83.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-4020Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3150 in performance tests.


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