Xeon Gold 6426Y vs Celeron N4020

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4020
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.01
Xeon Gold 6426Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 185 Watt
24.75
+2350%

Xeon Gold 6426Y outperforms Celeron N4020 by a whopping 2350% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4020 and Xeon Gold 6426Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2441198
Place by popularity59not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Gemini Lakeno data
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date4 November 2019 (4 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4020 and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB37.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4020 and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 configuration12
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020 and Xeon Gold 6426Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N4020 and Xeon Gold 6426Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4020 and Xeon Gold 6426Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4020 and Xeon Gold 6426Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size8 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

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 Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 Xeon Gold 6426Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4020 and Xeon Gold 6426Y.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanes680
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 1.01
Xeon Gold 6426Y 24.75
+2350%

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
Xeon Gold 6426Y 38159
+2357%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 24.75
Recency 4 November 2019 10 January 2023
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 185 Watt

Celeron N4020 has 2983.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6426Y, on the other hand, has a 2350.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6426Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4020 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6426Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4020 and Xeon Gold 6426Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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