Celeron N4120 vs Xeon Platinum 9282
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 9282 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2107 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | Intel Gemini Lake |
| Power efficiency | no data | 24.76 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake-AP (2019) | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 9282 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 | 56 (Hexapentaconta-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 112 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 77 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 9282 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 | 8 | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA5903 | FCBGA1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 9282 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| 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 Xeon Platinum 9282 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 12 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 281.6 GB/s | no data |
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 | 700 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 9282 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 Xeon Platinum 9282 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 Xeon Platinum 9282 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 Xeon Platinum 9282 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 |
| 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 | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 4 November 2019 |
| Physical cores | 56 | 4 |
| Threads | 112 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 9282 has 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads.
Celeron N4120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 6566.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 9282 and Celeron N4120. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Platinum 9282 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N4120 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 9282 and Celeron N4120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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