i7-3537U vs Celeron J4125

Aggregate performance score

Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.86
+25.7%
Core i7-3537U
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
1.48

Celeron J4125 outperforms Core i7-3537U by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19842153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.33no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency17.608.24
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)8 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$346

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size93 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1090FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology-+
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 600Intel HD Graphics 4000
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency750 MHz1.2 GHz
Execution Units12no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSI+no data
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i7-3537U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes616
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no 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.

Celeron J4125 1.86
+25.7%
i7-3537U 1.48

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 J4125 2956
+25.8%
i7-3537U 2349

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 J4125 346
i7-3537U 479
+38.4%

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 J4125 962
+1.1%
i7-3537U 952

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.

Celeron J4125 2112
i7-3537U 4271
+102%

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.

Celeron J4125 7128
i7-3537U 9000
+26.3%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron J4125 3740
+2.6%
i7-3537U 3645

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.

Celeron J4125 17.37
+6%
i7-3537U 18.42

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.

Celeron J4125 3
+6.3%
i7-3537U 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron J4125 243
i7-3537U 247
+1.6%

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.

Celeron J4125 75
i7-3537U 104
+38.1%

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.

Celeron J4125 0.85
i7-3537U 1.27
+49.4%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron J4125 1.8
+28.6%
i7-3537U 1.4

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Celeron J4125 1048
i7-3537U 2544
+143%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 1.48
Integrated graphics card 0.87 1.18
Recency 4 November 2019 8 January 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 17 Watt

Celeron J4125 has a 25.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 70% lower power consumption.

i7-3537U, on the other hand, has 35.6% faster integrated GPU.

The Celeron J4125 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-3537U in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J4125 is a desktop processor while Core i7-3537U is a notebook one.


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