Celeron N4020 vs 3965Y

Place in performance ranking	2542	2369
Place by popularity	not in top-100	56
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Gemini Lake
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	21 April 2017 (7 years ago)	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price	$556	$236

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3965Y 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3965Y 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3965Y and Celeron N4020. 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	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	-
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 3965Y and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
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 3965Y and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3965Y and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 615	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	16 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	650 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3965Y and Celeron N4020 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 3965Y and Celeron N4020 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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3965Y and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3965Y and Celeron N4020.

PCIe version	3.0	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.

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.

Celeron 3965Y 0.77

Celeron N4020 1.00
+29.9%

N4020 outperforms 3965Y by 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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 3965Y 1194

Celeron N4020 1551
+29.9%

N4020 outperforms 3965Y by 30% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron 3965Y 320

Celeron N4020 342
+6.9%

N4020 outperforms 3965Y by 7% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron 3965Y 558
+2.6%

Celeron N4020 544

3965Y outperforms N4020 by 3% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.