Celeron N4120 vs Ryzen Z2
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z2 outperforms Celeron N4120 by a whopping 397% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1031 | 2216 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) | Intel Gemini Lake |
| Power efficiency | 26.17 | 24.58 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Z2 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Z2 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | FCBGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z2 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| 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 | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen Z2 and Celeron N4120 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 Z2 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z2 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 700 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Z2 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Z2 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen Z2 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z2 and Celeron N4120.
| 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 |
| 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.65 | 1.54 |
| Integrated graphics card | 16.62 | 0.79 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 4 November 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 6 Watt |
Ryzen Z2 has a 396.8% higher aggregate performance score, 2003.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron N4120, on the other hand, has 366.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Z2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron N4120 in performance tests.
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