Celeron N4020 vs Atom N280
Primary details
Comparing Atom N280 and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 2346 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 41 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Gemini Lake |
| Architecture codename | DiamondVille (2008−2009) | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) |
| Release date | 1 February 2009 (15 years ago) | 4 November 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Current price | $229 | $236 |
Detailed specifications
Atom N280 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.66 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.66 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus support | 667 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 26 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.9V-1.1625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N280 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | PBGA437 | FCBGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2.5 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N280 and Celeron N4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Atom N280 and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N280 and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N280 and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
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 | - | 650 MHz |
| Execution Units | - | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom N280 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | - | 3 |
| eDP | - | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| MIPI-DSI | - | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom N280 and Celeron N4020 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 Atom N280 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | - | 12 |
| OpenGL | - | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N280 and Celeron N4020.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 6 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Celeron N4020 outperforms Atom N280 by 887% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Celeron N4020 outperforms Atom N280 by 285% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Celeron N4020 outperforms Atom N280 by 405% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Celeron N4020 outperforms Atom N280 by 392% in 3DMark06 CPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Atom N280 outperforms Celeron N4020 by 288% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2009 | 4 November 2019 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 6 Watt |
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