Celeron G4900 vs Pentium N3520

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.72
Celeron G4900
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.51
+110%

Celeron G4900 outperforms Pentium N3520 by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27022153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.95
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency9.092.80
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date1 December 2013 (11 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.17 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache224 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Connect+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency854 MHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes416
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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 N3520 0.72
Celeron G4900 1.51
+110%

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 N3520 1146
Celeron G4900 2397
+109%

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 N3520 174
Celeron G4900 607
+249%

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 N3520 491
Celeron G4900 1033
+110%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 1.51
Integrated graphics card 0.77 1.89
Recency 1 December 2013 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 54 Watt

Pentium N3520 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 671.4% lower power consumption.

Celeron G4900, on the other hand, has a 109.7% higher aggregate performance score, 145.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron G4900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N3520 is a notebook processor while Celeron G4900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3520 and Celeron G4900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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