Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Celeron N4020

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2470	655
Place by popularity	83	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	23.37
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Gemini Lake	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	15.35	11.69
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	4 November 2019 (5 years ago)	16 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	15 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	no data	74 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT. 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	no data	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 600	-
Max video memory	8 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	-
Execution Units	12	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	-
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	-
OpenGL	4.4	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4020 and Ryzen 5 3600XT.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.01	12.18
Recency	4 November 2019	16 June 2020
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	95 Watt

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