Celeron N4120 vs Atom D2700

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Aggregate performance score

Atom D2700
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.29
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57
+441%

Celeron N4120 outperforms Atom D2700 by a whopping 441% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom D2700 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31292119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency2.7424.76
Architecture codenameCedarview (2011−2012)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date1 November 2011 (13 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$52no data

Detailed specifications

Atom D2700 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.13 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size66 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors176 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom D2700 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
SocketFCBGA559FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2700 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
AMT-no data
HD Audio+no data

Security technologies

Atom D2700 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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 Atom D2700 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2700 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size4 GB8 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 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 Atom D2700 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom D2700 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 Atom D2700 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2700 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanes46
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports22
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB ports88
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.

Atom D2700 0.29
Celeron N4120 1.57
+441%

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.

Atom D2700 456
Celeron N4120 2490
+446%

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.

Atom D2700 113
Celeron N4120 319
+182%

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.

Atom D2700 318
Celeron N4120 771
+142%

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.

Atom D2700 1148
Celeron N4120 3403
+196%

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.

Atom D2700 1
Celeron N4120 3
+272%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 1.57
Recency 1 November 2011 4 November 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N4120 has a 441.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2700 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom D2700 and Celeron N4120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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