Processor N100 vs Celeron N4020C

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4020C and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2479	1782
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	15.20	37.08
Architecture codename	no data	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	1 January 2021 (3 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$128

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4020C and Processor N100 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4020C and Processor N100 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	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020C and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
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

Security technologies

Celeron N4020C and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
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 N4020C and Processor N100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4020C and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4020C and Processor N100 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4020C and Processor N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4020C and Processor N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4020C and Processor N100.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	9
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

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.00	2.44
Integrated graphics card	0.87	2.32
Recency	1 January 2021	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm

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