Celeron N4020 vs Pentium J4205
Aggregate performance score
Pentium J4205 outperforms Celeron N4020 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium J4205 and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2130 | 2471 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 83 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.12 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | Intel Gemini Lake |
| Power efficiency | 14.32 | 15.35 |
| Architecture codename | Goldmont (2016−2017) | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) |
| Release date | 30 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium J4205 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 15 MHz |
| Multiplier | 15 | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium J4205 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1296 | FCBGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | - | - |
| GPIO | + | + |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium J4205 and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | - | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 505 | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Execution Units | 18 | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| MIPI-DSI | + | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | 12 |
| OpenGL | + | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Celeron N4020.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 6 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | 8 |
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.57 | 1.01 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.93 | 0.87 |
| Recency | 30 August 2016 | 4 November 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 6 Watt |
Pentium J4205 has a 55.4% higher aggregate performance score, 6.9% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Celeron N4020, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The Pentium J4205 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium J4205 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4020 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J4205 and Celeron N4020, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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