Celeron N3450 vs i3-4120U

Place in the ranking	2312	2296
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	7.76	19.72
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	$107

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	11
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	+	-
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
HD Audio	+	+
RST	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4400	Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory	2 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3200x2000@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	+
OpenGL	4.3	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	6
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	4	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	2
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	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.

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.

i3-4120U 1.23

Celeron N3450 1.25
+1.6%

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.

i3-4120U 1948

Celeron N3450 1987
+2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.23	1.25
Integrated graphics card	1.35	0.77
Recency	14 April 2014	30 August 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

i3-4120U has 75.3% faster integrated GPU.

Celeron N3450, on the other hand, has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-4120U and Celeron N3450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.