Celeron N4020C vs i5-11260H

Place in the ranking	774	2481
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	26.80	15.17
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-H (2021)	no data
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	1 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-11260H 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11260H 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	FCBGA1787	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11260H and Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-11260H and Celeron N4020C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11260H and Celeron N4020C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11260H and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.4 GHz	650 MHz
Execution Units	16	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-11260H and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-11260H and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-11260H and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11260H and Celeron N4020C.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
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.

i5-11260H 10.10
+931%

Celeron N4020C 0.98

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.

i5-11260H 15751
+927%

Celeron N4020C 1534

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.10	0.98
Recency	11 May 2021	1 January 2021
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

i5-11260H has a 930.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron N4020C, on the other hand, has 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-11260H is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020C in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-11260H and Celeron N4020C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.