Celeron N4020C vs Ryzen 5 3600

Place in the ranking	688	2478
Place by popularity	9	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.62	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	16.27	15.20
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)	1 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	-	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	650 MHz
Execution Units	-	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	-	3
eDP	-	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
MIPI-DSI	-	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12
OpenGL	-	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no 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.

Ryzen 5 3600 11.60
+1060%

Celeron N4020C 1.00

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.

Ryzen 5 3600 17748
+1057%

Celeron N4020C 1534

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.60	1.00
Recency	7 July 2019	1 January 2021
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600 has a 1060% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron N4020C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020C in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4020C is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600 and Celeron N4020C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.