Celeron N4020 vs Pentium G4560

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4560
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.23
+130%
Celeron N4020
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.97

Pentium G4560 outperforms Celeron N4020 by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4560 and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18412491
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.63no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium, Pentium GoldIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency4.1415.30
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$108no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4560 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/s15 MHz
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4560 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron N4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium G4560 and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 610Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory64 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4560 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron N4020.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

Pentium G4560 2.23
+130%
Celeron N4020 0.97

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.

Pentium G4560 3539
+129%
Celeron N4020 1547

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.

Pentium G4560 718
+109%
Celeron N4020 343

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.

Pentium G4560 1463
+168%
Celeron N4020 546

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.23 0.97
Integrated graphics card 1.85 0.87
Recency 3 January 2017 4 November 2019
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium G4560 has a 129.9% higher aggregate performance score, 112.6% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

Celeron N4020, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 800% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4560 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G4560 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4020 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G4560 and Celeron N4020, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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