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Intel Core i7-3720QM vs Intel Celeron N4020. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i7-3720QM
Intel Core i7-3720QM
Released
Q4/2019
Overall score
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Intel Celeron N4020
Intel Celeron N4020

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-3720QM or Intel Celeron N4020? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-3720QM has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Intel Celeron N4020 has a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 6 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 58% better clock speed

    2.60 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22% better overclocked clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-3720QM CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1132 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1615 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.13 times less performance per watt

    6 W left arrow 45 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    988 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1150 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1348 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1499 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-3720QM Intel Core i7-3720QM
Intel Celeron N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000M left arrow Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 600
  • GPU frequency
    0.65 GHz left arrow 0.20 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.25 GHz left arrow 0.65 GHz
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 12
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 96
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron N4020 and Intel Core i7-3720QM. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 6
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-3720QM and Intel Celeron N4020 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 6 W
  • Tjunction max.
    105 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-3720QM and Intel Core i7-3720QM, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge H left arrow Gemini Lake
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1224 left arrow BGA 1090
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q4/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-3720QM and Intel Celeron N4020.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
320
Intel Core i7-3720QM
125
Intel Celeron N4020

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