i9-10900K vs Celeron N4000

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.96
Core i9-10900K
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
14.88
+1450%

Core i9-10900K outperforms Celeron N4000 by a whopping 1450% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2505498
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data15.86
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency14.5910.85
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$488

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache112 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data206 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K 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
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+

Security technologies

Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 600Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory8 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency650 MHz1.2 GHz
Execution Units12no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-10900K.

PCIe version2.03.0
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 N4000 0.96
i9-10900K 14.88
+1450%

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 N4000 1472
i9-10900K 22768
+1447%

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 N4000 325
i9-10900K 1775
+446%

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 N4000 529
i9-10900K 9064
+1613%

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 N4000 2152
i9-10900K 8127
+278%

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 N4000 4030
i9-10900K 59368
+1373%

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 N4000 31.94
i9-10900K 3.58
+792%

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 N4000 2
i9-10900K 29
+1659%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Celeron N4000 138
i9-10900K 2533
+1736%

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 N4000 71
i9-10900K 217
+206%

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 N4000 0.89
i9-10900K 2.56
+188%

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 N4000 0.9
i9-10900K 14.6
+1504%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron N4000 9
i9-10900K 149
+1470%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron N4000 47
i9-10900K 290
+512%

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 N4000 760
i9-10900K 9739
+1181%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 14.88
Integrated graphics card 0.87 3.09
Recency 11 December 2017 30 April 2020
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron N4000 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

i9-10900K, on the other hand, has a 1450% higher aggregate performance score, 255.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

The Core i9-10900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4000 is a notebook processor while Core i9-10900K is a desktop one.


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