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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 vs Intel Celeron N4120. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Released
Q4/2019
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Intel Celeron N4120
Intel Celeron N4120

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 or Intel Celeron N4120? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q1/2021.

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.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 64% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9% higher specified turbo frequency

    2.84 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    300 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    464 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    140 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    2 place

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

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 left arrow Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    8 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
    1x Kryo 680 Prime left arrow -
  • B-Core
    3x Kryo 680 Gold left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz left arrow 1.1 GHz
  • C-Core
    4x Kryo 680 Silver left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.84 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    2.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.5 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
    12.1 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    0 left arrow 12
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    840 MHz left arrow 200 MHz
  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 660 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 600
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 700 MHz
  • Max. displays
    0 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 96
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | 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 N4120 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-3200 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 2.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Intel Celeron N4120 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)
    - left arrow 6 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Intel Celeron N4120, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kryo 680 left arrow Gemini Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    - left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    1 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2019
  • Socket
    - left arrow BGA 1090
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Intel Celeron N4120.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1137.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
452.000000
Intel Celeron N4120
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3791.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
1554.000000
Intel Celeron N4120
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

1720.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
134.000000
Intel Celeron N4120

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