Celeron N4020 vs Pentium Gold 4425Y

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 4425Y
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.10
+13.4%
Celeron N4020
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.97

Pentium Gold 4425Y outperforms Celeron N4020 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4425Y and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23972476
Place by popularitynot in top-10083
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency17.3515.30
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date21 April 2017 (7 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 speed1.7 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/s15 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB4 MB
L3 cache2 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4425Y 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
SocketFCBGA1515FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 Shift+-
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 Gold 4425Y and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth29.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 615Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory16 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4425Y and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 Gold 4425Y and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Celeron N4020.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes106
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 Gold 4425Y 1.10
+13.4%
Celeron N4020 0.97

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Pentium Gold 4425Y 165
+29.4%
Celeron N4020 127

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.

Pentium Gold 4425Y 67
Celeron N4020 74
+10.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Pentium Gold 4425Y 983
+17.6%
Celeron N4020 836

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Pentium Gold 4425Y 423
Celeron N4020 462
+9.2%

7-Zip Single

Pentium Gold 4425Y 1854
Celeron N4020 2456
+32.5%

7-Zip

Pentium Gold 4425Y 4856
+8%
Celeron N4020 4498

WebXPRT 3

Pentium Gold 4425Y 79
Celeron N4020 80
+1.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.10 0.97
Integrated graphics card 1.98 0.87
Recency 21 April 2017 4 November 2019
Threads 4 2

Pentium Gold 4425Y has a 13.4% higher aggregate performance score, 127.6% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

Celeron N4020, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The Pentium Gold 4425Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4425Y and Celeron N4020, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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