Core i5-L16G7 vs Celeron J4125
Aggregated performance score
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 16% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1849 | 1717 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 1.50 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Ice Lake |
| Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) | Lakefield (2020) |
| Release date | 4 November 2019 (4 years ago) | 28 May 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $281 |
| Current price | $550 | no data |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7 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) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 5 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7 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 | FCBGA1090 | FC-CSP1016 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 7 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| TSX | no data | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | - |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR4 | LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 600 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 750 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Execution Units | 12 | 64 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 4 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| MIPI-DSI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | DX12 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | OpenGL4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 6 |
| 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.
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.
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 16% based on our aggregated 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%
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 16% 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%
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 75% 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%
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 21% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 93% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 26% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 65% in wPrime 32.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 4% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 5% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 19% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Core i5-L16G7 outperforms Celeron J4125 by 67% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 1.92 | 2.22 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.86 | |
| Recency | 4 November 2019 | 28 May 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 5 |
| Threads | 4 | 5 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 7 Watt |
The Core i5-L16G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4125 in performance tests.
Note that Celeron J4125 is a desktop processor while Core i5-L16G7 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J4125 and Core i5-L16G7, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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