Celeron N4020 vs G3900T

Aggregate performance score

Celeron G3900T
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.32
+30.7%

Celeron G3900T outperforms Celeron N4020 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900T and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22792470
Place by popularitynot in top-10083
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency3.4415.35
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900T 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s15 MHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB4 MB
L3 cache2 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900T and Celeron N4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Celeron G3900T and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900T and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900T and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 510Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory64 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900T and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900T and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G3900T and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900T and Celeron N4020.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 G3900T 1.32
+30.7%
Celeron N4020 1.01

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.

Celeron G3900T 2020
+30.2%
Celeron N4020 1551

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.

Celeron G3900T 554
+61.5%
Celeron N4020 343

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.

Celeron G3900T 986
+80.3%
Celeron N4020 547

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.32 1.01
Integrated graphics card 1.61 0.87
Recency 19 October 2015 4 November 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron G3900T has a 30.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 85.1% faster integrated GPU.

Celeron N4020, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G3900T is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.


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