Celeron N4120 vs Ryzen 7 1800X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1800X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
10.29
+555%
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57

Ryzen 7 1800X outperforms Celeron N4120 by a whopping 555% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7602118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency10.2524.76
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KB4 MB
L3 cache16384 KB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3-
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-
XFR+-
SenseMI+-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1800X 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 7 1800X 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 7 1800X and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory-8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-700 MHz
Execution Units-12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 1800X and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Celeron N4120.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
PCI Express lanes206
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 7 1800X 10.29
+555%
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 7 1800X 16352
+557%
Celeron N4120 2490

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 7 1800X 1140
+256%
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 7 1800X 5666
+633%
Celeron N4120 773

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 1800X 5062
+134%
Celeron N4120 2159

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 1800X 32833
+410%
Celeron N4120 6432

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 1800X 9585
+182%
Celeron N4120 3403

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 1800X 4.6
+282%
Celeron N4120 17.56

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 1800X 18
+572%
Celeron N4120 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 1800X 1618
+622%
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 7 1800X 161
+120%
Celeron N4120 73

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 1800X 1.79
+103%
Celeron N4120 0.88

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 1800X 9.7
+439%
Celeron N4120 1.8

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 1800X 6545
+334%
Celeron N4120 1509

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 1800X 295
Celeron N4120 2571
+772%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 1800X 1023
+133%
Celeron N4120 439

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 1800X 4062
+78.2%
Celeron N4120 2279

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 1800X 40776
+468%
Celeron N4120 7184

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 1800X 187
+116%
Celeron N4120 86

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.29 1.57
Recency 22 February 2017 4 November 2019
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen 7 1800X has a 555.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron N4120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 1483.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 1800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4120 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 1800X is a desktop processor while Celeron N4120 is a notebook one.


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