Celeron N4020 vs Xeon E3-1220 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1406	2370
Place by popularity	not in top-100	56
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.89	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Gemini Lake
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	no data
Current price	$108 (0.6x MSRP)	$236

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	650 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	12
OpenGL	N/A	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4020.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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.

Xeon E3-1220 v6 outperforms Celeron N4020 by 272% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.72	1.00
Recency	28 March 2017	4 November 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	6 Watt

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