Celeron N4020C vs EPYC 7H12

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7H12
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
45.50
+4450%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Celeron N4020C by a whopping 4450% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7H12 and Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking462477
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency14.8215.20
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)no data
Release date18 September 2019 (5 years ago)1 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7H12 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads1282
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache256 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7H12 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketTR4FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7H12 and Celeron N4020C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
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 EPYC 7H12 and Celeron N4020C are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7H12 and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size4 TiB8 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7H12 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 7H12 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 EPYC 7H12 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7H12 and Celeron N4020C.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
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.

EPYC 7H12 45.50
+4450%
Celeron N4020C 1.00

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.

EPYC 7H12 69633
+4439%
Celeron N4020C 1534

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 45.50 1.00
Recency 18 September 2019 1 January 2021
Physical cores 64 2
Threads 128 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 6 Watt

EPYC 7H12 has a 4450% higher aggregate performance score, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron N4020C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 4566.7% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020C in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N4020C is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7H12 and Celeron N4020C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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