Celeron N4120 vs Pentium J3710

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J3710
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.92
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57
+70.7%

Celeron N4120 outperforms Pentium J3710 by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J3710 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25352118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency13.3924.76
Architecture codenameAirmont (2016)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date10 January 2016 (8 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium J3710 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 speed1.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.64 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J3710 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)6.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J3710 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response--
GPIO++
Smart Connect-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium J3710 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft--

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J3710 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
VT-i-no data
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J3710 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory8 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency740 MHz700 MHz
Execution Units1812

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J3710 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium J3710 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 Pentium J3710 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J3710 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes46
USB revision2.0/3.02.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports52
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports22
Number of USB ports58
Integrated LAN--
UART++

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.

Pentium J3710 0.92
Celeron N4120 1.57
+70.7%

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.

Pentium J3710 1456
Celeron N4120 2490
+71%

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.

Pentium J3710 195
Celeron N4120 320
+64.1%

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.

Pentium J3710 561
Celeron N4120 773
+37.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.92 1.57
Recency 10 January 2016 4 November 2019

Celeron N4120 has a 70.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

The Celeron N4120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J3710 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium J3710 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4120 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J3710 and Celeron N4120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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