Celeron N4000C vs N4120

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4000C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2013	2440
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Gemini Lake	no data
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	no data
Release date	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$369	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4000C 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 deg C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4000C 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	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4000C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4000C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4000C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4000C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	650 MHz
Execution Units	12	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4000C integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4000C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
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 N4000C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N4000C.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	6	6
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	8	8
Integrated LAN	-	-
UART	+	+

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.

N4120 outperforms N4000C by 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.59	0.91
Recency	4 November 2019	1 April 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2

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