Intel Celeron N4120 vs AMD FX-9800P

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Combined performance score

FX-9800P
1.66
+2.5%

FX-9800P outperforms Celeron N4120 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing FX-9800P and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19391953
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeIntel Gemini Lake
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date1 June 2016 (7 years old)4 November 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$926 $369

Technical specs

FX-9800P 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.7 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.6 GHz
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors3100 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on FX-9800P 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9800P and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

FX-9800P and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9800P and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9800P and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-9800P and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-9800P 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 FX-9800P and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9800P and Celeron N4120.

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.

FX-9800P 1.66
+2.5%
Celeron N4120 1.62

FX-9800P outperforms Celeron N4120 by 2% 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%

FX-9800P 2554
+2.6%
Celeron N4120 2490

FX-9800P outperforms Celeron N4120 by 3% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-9800P 494
+52%
Celeron N4120 325

FX-9800P outperforms Celeron N4120 by 52% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-9800P 1084
+36.2%
Celeron N4120 796

FX-9800P outperforms Celeron N4120 by 36% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

FX-9800P 14.4
+21.9%
Celeron N4120 17.56

Celeron N4120 outperforms FX-9800P by 22% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

FX-9800P 3
+6.7%
Celeron N4120 3

FX-9800P outperforms Celeron N4120 by 7% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

FX-9800P 236
+5.4%
Celeron N4120 224

FX-9800P outperforms Celeron N4120 by 5% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

FX-9800P 74
+1.1%
Celeron N4120 73

FX-9800P outperforms Celeron N4120 by 1% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

FX-9800P 0.91
+3.4%
Celeron N4120 0.88

FX-9800P outperforms Celeron N4120 by 3% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.66 1.62
Integrated graphics card 1.95 0.86
Recency 1 June 2016 4 November 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

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