Intel Celeron N4120
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Intel Celeron N4120 vs Intel Celeron N4500. Specifications

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Q4/2019
Intel Celeron N4120
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Intel Celeron N4500
Intel Celeron N4500

What's the best choice Intel Celeron N4120 or Intel Celeron N4500? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Celeron N4120 has a base frequency of 1.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Celeron N4500 has a base frequency of 1.10 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron N4120 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    519 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    465 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    878 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    887 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1015 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    852 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1417 place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % higher specified turbo frequency

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron N4500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
Intel Celeron N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 left arrow Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow -- Tremont
  • Base Frequency
    1.1 GHz left arrow 1.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.6 GHz left arrow 2.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    2.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 16
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    200 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 600 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Elkhart Lake)
  • GPU Turbo
    700 MHz left arrow 750 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 128
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron N4500 and Intel Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    6 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron N4120 and Intel Celeron N4500 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    6 W left arrow 6 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 20 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 4.8 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron N4120 and Intel Celeron N4500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Gemini Lake left arrow Gemini Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 1.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Socket
    BGA 1090 left arrow BGA 1090
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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