Celeron N4120 vs i5-460M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-460M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.82
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57
+91.5%

Celeron N4120 outperforms Core i5-460M by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-460M and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26012118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency2.2224.76
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date26 September 2010 (14 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-460M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.53 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-460M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-460M and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-460M and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-460M and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-460M and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHz700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-460M and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-460M and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-460M and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-460M and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

i5-460M 0.82
Celeron N4120 1.57
+91.5%

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.

i5-460M 1297
Celeron N4120 2490
+92%

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.

i5-460M 348
+8.8%
Celeron N4120 320

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.

i5-460M 689
Celeron N4120 773
+12.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-460M 3080
+42.7%
Celeron N4120 2159

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-460M 7085
+10.2%
Celeron N4120 6432

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-460M 2945
Celeron N4120 3403
+15.6%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-460M 18.6
Celeron N4120 17.56
+5.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-460M 2
Celeron N4120 3
+17.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 1.57
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.87
Recency 26 September 2010 4 November 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N4120 has a 91.5% higher aggregate performance score, 13% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-460M in performance tests.


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