Celeron N4120 vs Atom Z2480

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2480 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2064
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Gemini Lake
Architecture codename	Penwell (2012−2013)	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	1 January 2013 (11 years ago)	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2480 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.4 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	65 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2480 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FC-MB4617	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2480 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	152	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Atom Z2480 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
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 Z2480 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2480 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4
Maximum memory size	2 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2480 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	+	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom Z2480 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom Z2480 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2480 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	6
USB revision	2.0 OTG	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	1	8
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	3	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2013	4 November 2019
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	6 Watt

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