Intel Celeron N4020 vs Core i7-3689Y

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Combined performance score

i7-3689Y
1.28
+26.7%

Core i7-3689Y outperforms Celeron N4020 by 27% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21502317
Place by popularitynot in top-10047
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Gemini Lake
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Gemini Lake refresh (2019)
Release date8 January 2013 (11 years old)4 November 2019 (4 years old)
Current priceno data$236

Technical specs

Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1023FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPXno data+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4000Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020 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 i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3689Y and Celeron N4020.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
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.

i7-3689Y 1.28
+26.7%
Celeron N4020 1.01

Core i7-3689Y outperforms Celeron N4020 by 27% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-3689Y 1967
+27%
Celeron N4020 1549

Core i7-3689Y outperforms Celeron N4020 by 27% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.28 1.01
Integrated graphics card 1.17 0.86
Recency 8 January 2013 4 November 2019
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 6 Watt

The Core i7-3689Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020 in performance tests.


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