Celeron N4120 vs Core i3-6300

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6300 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1646	2046
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.55	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Gemini Lake
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$147	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6300 and Celeron N4120 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	3.8 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6300 and Celeron N4120 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	1151	BGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6300 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6300 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6300 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics 530

Intel UHD Graphics 600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6300 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	6

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.81	1.60
Integrated graphics card	2.59	0.87
Recency	1 September 2015	4 November 2019
Physical cores	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	6 Watt

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