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Intel Celeron N4020 vs Intel Pentium J2900. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2019
Intel Celeron N4020
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Q4/2013
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Intel Pentium J2900
Intel Pentium J2900

What's the best choice Intel Celeron N4020 or Intel Pentium J2900? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Celeron N4020 has a base frequency of 1.10 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Pentium J2900 has a base frequency of 2.41 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 10 W. Released in Q4/2013.

Differences

  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% higher specified turbo frequency

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.67 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    6 W left arrow 10 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron N4020 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    889 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    969 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    977 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1099 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1440 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 119% better clock speed

    2.41 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium J2900 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    991 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    935 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1592 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    821 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    721 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    744 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    677 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    365 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1048 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
Intel Pentium J2900 Intel Pentium J2900
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 Pentium J2000/N3500
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 6
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

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

  • Base Frequency
    1.1 GHz left arrow 2.41 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.8 GHz left arrow 2.67 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    2.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.67 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 11.2
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 4
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 7
  • GPU Frequency
    200 MHz left arrow 690 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 600 left arrow Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
  • GPU Turbo
    650 MHz left arrow 900 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2013
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 32
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 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
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium J2900 and Intel Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
  • PCIe lanes
    6 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron N4020 and Intel Pentium J2900 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    6 W left arrow 10 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron N4020 and Intel Pentium J2900, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Gemini Lake left arrow Bay Trail
  • 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
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 2 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q4/2013
  • Socket
    BGA 1090 left arrow BGA 1170
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Celeron N4020 and Intel Pentium J2900.

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

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

75.000000
Intel Celeron N4020
44.000000
Intel Pentium J2900
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

144.000000
Intel Celeron N4020
161.000000
Intel Pentium J2900
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

125.000000
Intel Celeron N4020
57.000000
Intel Pentium J2900

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