Pentium G2030 vs Celeron N4120

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.59
+40.7%

Celeron N4120 outperforms Pentium G2030 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20102292
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.09
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Gemini Lakeno data
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)no data
Release date4 November 2019 (4 years ago)1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price$369 $119

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHzno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cache4 MB3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key+-
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency700 MHz1.05 GHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4120 and Pentium G2030.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no 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 1.59
+40.7%
Pentium G2030 1.13

Celeron N4120 outperforms Pentium G2030 by 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Celeron N4120 2457
+40.5%
Pentium G2030 1749

Celeron N4120 outperforms Pentium G2030 by 40% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron N4120 325
Pentium G2030 473
+45.5%

Pentium G2030 outperforms Celeron N4120 by 46% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron N4120 800
+0.6%
Pentium G2030 795

Celeron N4120 outperforms Pentium G2030 by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.59 1.13
Recency 4 November 2019 1 April 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 55 Watt

The Celeron N4120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2030 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4120 is a notebook processor while Pentium G2030 is a desktop one.


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