Core i9-11900 vs Celeron N4000

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2405	443
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	42.99
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake (2019)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$305 (2.9x MSRP)	$255

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	no data	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	50 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 750
Max video memory	8 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	12	32
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i9-11900.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	20
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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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 i9-11900 outperforms Celeron N4000 by 1461% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.95	14.83
Integrated graphics card	0.86	4.49
Recency	11 December 2017	16 March 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

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