Celeron N4120 vs Ryzen 5 7530U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 7530U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.06
+541%
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57

Ryzen 5 7530U outperforms Celeron N4120 by a whopping 541% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7652106
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency63.4724.76
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U Refresh (2023)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120 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
SocketFP6FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 2000 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120 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 Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7530U and Celeron N4120.

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.

Ryzen 5 7530U 10.06
+541%
Celeron N4120 1.57

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.

Ryzen 5 7530U 15977
+542%
Celeron N4120 2487

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.

Ryzen 5 7530U 1635
+411%
Celeron N4120 320

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.

Ryzen 5 7530U 5658
+634%
Celeron N4120 771

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 7530U 1458
+551%
Celeron N4120 224

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.

Ryzen 5 7530U 231
+215%
Celeron N4120 73

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 7530U 6390
+323%
Celeron N4120 1509

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 7530U 362
Celeron N4120 2571
+610%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 7530U 1479
+237%
Celeron N4120 439

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 7530U 5339
+134%
Celeron N4120 2279

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 7530U 37983
+429%
Celeron N4120 7184

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 7530U 264
+206%
Celeron N4120 86

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.06 1.57
Integrated graphics card 7.46 0.87
Recency 4 January 2023 4 November 2019
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen 5 7530U has a 540.8% higher aggregate performance score, 757.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron N4120, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7530U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4120 in performance tests.


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