Celeron 900 vs N4120

Place in the ranking	2119	3153
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Gemini Lake	no data
Power efficiency	24.76	0.70
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	no data
Release date	4 November 2019 (5 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4120 and Celeron 900 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	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	4 MB	1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4120 and Celeron 900 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1090	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron 900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N4120 and Celeron 900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
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 N4120 and Celeron 900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
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	Intel UHD Graphics 600	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4120 and Celeron 900 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 N4120 and Celeron 900 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 N4120 and Celeron 900 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 N4120 and Celeron 900.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
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.

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 N4120 1.57
+504%

Celeron 900 0.26

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 N4120 2488
+504%

Celeron 900 412

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 N4120 319
+45%

Celeron 900 220

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 N4120 771
+229%

Celeron 900 234

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.57	0.26
Recency	4 November 2019	1 January 2009
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

Celeron N4120 has a 503.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 900 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4120 and Celeron 900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.