Atom Z550 vs Celeron J4125

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1882	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.38	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)	8 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$550	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	0.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	533.33 MT/s
L1 cache	no data	56 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	47 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1090	PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	2.4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 600	-
Max video memory	8 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	-
Execution Units	12	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	-
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	-
OpenGL	4.4	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Atom Z550.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 November 2019	8 April 2009
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	2 Watt

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