Celeron N4020C vs Pentium N3520

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N3520
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.75
Celeron N4020C
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.00
+33.3%

Celeron N4020C outperforms Pentium N3520 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3520 and Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26772476
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency9.1215.20
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)no data
Release date1 December 2013 (10 years ago)1 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3520 and Celeron N4020C 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 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.42 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache224 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache2 MB4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3520 and Celeron N4020C 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N3520 and Celeron N4020C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron N4020C 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 N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency854 MHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3520 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3520 and Celeron N4020C.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes46
USB revision3.0 and 2.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB ports58
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 N3520 0.75
Celeron N4020C 1.00
+33.3%

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 N4020C 1534
+33.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 1.00
Recency 1 December 2013 1 January 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium N3520 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N4020C, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4020C is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3520 in performance tests.


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