Celeron N4020C vs N4500

Primary Details

Comparing Celeron N4500 and Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2167	2355
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake (2021)	no data
Release date	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)	1 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed Specifications

Celeron N4500 and Celeron N4020C 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
L2 cache	1.5 MB	no data
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4500 and Celeron N4020C 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	FCBGA1338	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4500 and Celeron N4020C. 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	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Celeron N4500 and Celeron N4020C 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 N4500 and Celeron N4020C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4500 and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR4	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 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	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	650 MHz
Execution Units	16	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4500 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4500 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4500 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4500 and Celeron N4020C.

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

N4500 outperforms N4020C by 31% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	1.28	0.98
Integrated graphics card		0.86
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm

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