Celeron N4020 vs Xeon W3670

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W3670
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
4.04
+316%
Celeron N4020
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.97

Xeon W3670 outperforms Celeron N4020 by a whopping 316% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3670 and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14162491
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.25no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency2.9415.30
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date29 August 2010 (14 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$295no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W3670 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rateno data15 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature68 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3670 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1366FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3670 and Celeron N4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon W3670 and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
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 Xeon W3670 and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3670 and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size24 GB8 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W3670 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W3670 and Celeron N4020 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 Xeon W3670 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3670 and Celeron N4020.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
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.

Xeon W3670 4.04
+316%
Celeron N4020 0.97

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.

Xeon W3670 6420
+315%
Celeron N4020 1547

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.

Xeon W3670 521
+51.9%
Celeron N4020 343

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.

Xeon W3670 2351
+331%
Celeron N4020 546

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.04 0.97
Recency 29 August 2010 4 November 2019
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon W3670 has a 316.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Celeron N4020, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W3670 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W3670 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N4020 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W3670 and Celeron N4020, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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