Celeron N4120 vs 3855U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3855U and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2488	2013
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Gemini Lake
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	15 August 2015 (8 years ago)	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$315 (2.9x MSRP)	$369

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3855U 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus support	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3855U 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	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	-
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	+	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Celeron 3855U and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1600, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 510	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	32 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3855U and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3855U and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	10	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.

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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.

N4120 outperforms 3855U by 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.83	1.59
Integrated graphics card	1.36	0.86
Recency	15 August 2015	4 November 2019
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

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