Celeron B720 vs B820
Aggregated performance score
Primary details
Comparing Celeron B820 and Celeron B720 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2723 | 2725 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 1 July 2012 (11 years ago) | 1 January 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | $70 |
| Current price | $34 (0.4x MSRP) | $13.05 (0.2x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron B820 and Celeron B720 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 1.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron B820 and Celeron B720 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 | FCPGA988,PGA988 | G2 (988B) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B820 and Celeron B720. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | - |
| FMA | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | - | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| FDI | + | + |
| Fast Memory Access | + | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Celeron B820 and Celeron B720 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B820 and Celeron B720 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B820 and Celeron B720. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | 21.3 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | - |
| Clear Video HD | - | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | 1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | - | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron B820 and Celeron B720 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| SDVO | + | + |
| CRT | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B820 and Celeron B720.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
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.
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%
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2012 | 1 January 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Cost | $86 | $70 |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron B820 and Celeron B720.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron B820 and Celeron B720, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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