i3-1210U vs Celeron N4120

Place in the ranking	2103	1031
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Gemini Lake	Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency	24.76	69.61
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date	4 November 2019 (5 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U 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	FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	850 MHz
Execution Units	12	64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	14
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

i3-1210U 6.62
+322%

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 2487

i3-1210U 10513
+323%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.57	6.62
Recency	4 November 2019	23 February 2022
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	9 Watt

Celeron N4120 has 50% lower power consumption.

i3-1210U, on the other hand, has a 321.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 50% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-1210U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4120 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4120 and Core i3-1210U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.