Celeron N5095A vs N4120

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4120 and Celeron N5095A processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2002	1619
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Gemini Lake	no data
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	no data
Release date	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)	1 July 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$369	$92

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4120 and Celeron N5095A 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4120 and Celeron N5095A 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N5095A. 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 N5095A technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N5095A are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N5095A. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel UHD Graphics
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	750 MHz
Execution Units	12	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4120 and Celeron N5095A 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 N5095A integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N5095A integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4120 and Celeron N5095A.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	8
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.2
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	8	14
Integrated LAN	-	-
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.

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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.

N5095A outperforms N4120 by 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.59	2.67
Recency	4 November 2019	1 July 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

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