Celeron N4020C: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 0.98% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
Intel started Celeron N4020C sales 1 January 2021. This is notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1090 processor with a TDP of 6 Watt. It supports DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s memory.
General info
Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 2350 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Release date | 1 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | of 768 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | of 110 (Atom x7-E3950) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N4020C compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FCBGA1090 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| vPro | - | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Speed Shift | - | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| Smart Response | - | |
| GPIO | + | |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | |
| Status | Launched |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | |
| Secure Key | + | |
| MPX | + | |
| Identity Protection | + | |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | |
| OS Guard | + | |
| Anti-Theft | - |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Celeron N4020C's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| ECC memory support | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Celeron N4020C.
| 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 N4020C's integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| eDP | + | |
| DisplayPort | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| MIPI-DSI | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4020C's integrated GPU, 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 N4020C's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | of 5 (Core i9-12900K) |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | |
| Integrated LAN | - | |
| UART | + |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Celeron N4020C. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Celeron N4020C is A9-9410, which is faster by 1% and higher by 4 positions in our ranking.
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