EPYC 7473X vs Celeron N4120

Place in the ranking	2107	85
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Gemini Lake	no data
Power efficiency	24.76	14.72
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)	Milan-X (2022)
Release date	4 November 2019 (5 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4120 and EPYC 7473X 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	768 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	8x 81 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4120 and EPYC 7473X 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	2
Socket	FCBGA1090	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and EPYC 7473X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N4120 and EPYC 7473X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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 N4120 and EPYC 7473X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and EPYC 7473X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
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 EPYC 7473X 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 EPYC 7473X 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 EPYC 7473X 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 EPYC 7473X.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	128
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

EPYC 7473X 37.32
+2277%

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

EPYC 7473X 59280
+2284%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.57	37.32
Recency	4 November 2019	22 March 2022
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	4	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	240 Watt

Celeron N4120 has 3900% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7473X, on the other hand, has a 2277.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7473X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4120 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4120 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7473X is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4120 and EPYC 7473X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.