Celeron N4020C vs Atom x5-Z8550

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2685	2482
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	no data	15.30
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	no data
Release date	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C 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	UTFCBGA1380	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	no data	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
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 x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	650 MHz
Execution Units	12	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C 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 x5-Z8550 and Celeron N4020C.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	2	6
USB revision	3.0	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	3	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.72	0.97
Recency	8 February 2016	1 January 2021
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2

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