Celeron N4500 vs i7-720QM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-720QM
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
1.04
Celeron N4500
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.24
+19.2%

Celeron N4500 outperforms Core i7-720QM by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24412317
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency2.1919.56
Architecture codenameClarksfield (2009−2010)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date23 September 2009 (15 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$546no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500 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
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardNoneIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500.

PCIe version2no data
PCI Express lanes168
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
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.

i7-720QM 1.04
Celeron N4500 1.24
+19.2%

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.

i7-720QM 1659
Celeron N4500 1965
+18.4%

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.

i7-720QM 305
Celeron N4500 446
+46.2%

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.

i7-720QM 850
+16.8%
Celeron N4500 728

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.

i7-720QM 3100
+51%
Celeron N4500 2053

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.

i7-720QM 16.64
+202%
Celeron N4500 50.2

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.

i7-720QM 3
+39%
Celeron N4500 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 1.24
Recency 23 September 2009 11 January 2021
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 6 Watt

i7-720QM has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron N4500, on the other hand, has a 19.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-720QM in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-720QM and Celeron N4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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