Celeron N4020 vs Pentium G3220
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G3220 outperforms Celeron N4020 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3220 and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2255 | 2387 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 56 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.13 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Gemini Lake |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (10 years ago) | 4 November 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $71 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3220 and Celeron N4020 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3220 and Celeron N4020 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 | 1150 | BGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3220 and Celeron N4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3220 and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3220 and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD (Haswell) | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3220 and Celeron N4020.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 6 |
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.
Pentium G3220 outperforms Celeron N4020 by 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium G3220 outperforms Celeron N4020 by 22% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Pentium G3220 outperforms Celeron N4020 by 54% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Pentium G3220 outperforms Celeron N4020 by 64% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.23 | 1.00 |
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 4 November 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 6 Watt |
Pentium G3220 has a 23% higher aggregate performance score.
Celeron N4020, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 800% lower power consumption.
The Pentium G3220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium G3220 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4020 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3220 and Celeron N4020, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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