i5-10600KF vs Celeron N4020

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4020
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.00
Core i5-10600KF
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 125 Watt
9.20
+820%

i5-10600KF outperforms Celeron N4020 by a whopping 820% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4020 and Core i5-10600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2434827
Place by popularity59not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Gemini Lakeno data
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date4 November 2019 (4 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4020 and Core i5-10600KF 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4020 and Core i5-10600KF 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
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020 and Core i5-10600KF. 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++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Celeron N4020 and Core i5-10600KF 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 N4020 and Core i5-10600KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4020 and Core i5-10600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency650 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4020 and Core i5-10600KF integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4020 and Core i5-10600KF 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 N4020 and Core i5-10600KF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4020 and Core i5-10600KF.

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 N4020 1.00
i5-10600KF 9.20
+820%

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 N4020 1553
i5-10600KF 14232
+816%

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 N4020 343
i5-10600KF 1698
+395%

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 N4020 546
i5-10600KF 6764
+1139%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.00 9.20
Recency 4 November 2019 30 April 2020
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron N4020 has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

i5-10600KF, on the other hand, has a 820% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-10600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4020 is a notebook processor while Core i5-10600KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4020 and Core i5-10600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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