Celeron N4020C vs Xeon Silver 4114

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4114
2017
10 cores / 20 threads, 85 Watt
8.26
+752%
Celeron N4020C
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.97

Xeon Silver 4114 outperforms Celeron N4020C by a whopping 752% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9102484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.53no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency9.2015.30
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$694no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4114 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads202
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache640 KBno data
L2 cache10 MBno data
L3 cache13.75 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4114 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N4020C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N4020C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size768 GB8 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N4020C 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 Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N4020C.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes486
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Xeon Silver 4114 8.26
+752%
Celeron N4020C 0.97

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.

Xeon Silver 4114 13117
+755%
Celeron N4020C 1534

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.26 0.97
Recency 11 July 2017 1 January 2021
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 20 2
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon Silver 4114 has a 751.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

Celeron N4020C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 1316.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4114 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020C in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4114 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N4020C is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N4020C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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