Gemini Lake Refresh - New entry-level CPUs from Intel

Intel just introduced three new mobile entry-level CPUs from the Gemini Lake series. They all feature a higher maximum processor frequency compared to the older CPUs, but there are no new features.

Klaus Hinum, Published 11/04/2019 🇩🇪

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The new Pentium and Celeron SoCs (System on a Chip) still integrate two or four Goldmont Plus processor cores that are now clocked at up to 3.1 GHz (in the Pentium Silver N5030 top model). The dual-channel memory controller is still limited to 2400 MHz (DDR4 and LPDDR4) and also the integrated Intel UHD Graphics 600 / 605 graphics card is unchanged. That means that the new CPUs will still offer just limited performance that is only suited for light office and web usage. If paired with a low amount of memory and slow HDD or eMMC drives, the systems will especially feel rather slow.

In addition to the mobile CPUs (which will be most likely found in low-end laptops and tablets), Intel also refreshed three desktop CPUs (Pentium J5040, Celeron J4125, and J4025) with 100 MHz higher clock speed than their mobile counterparts and higher TDPs.

Pos	Model	L2 Cache + L3 Cache	TDP Watt	MHz - Turbo	Cores / Threads	Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit	Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit	Cinebench R20	x264 Pass 1
826*	Intel Pentium Silver J5040	4MB	10	2000 ‑ 3200	4/4	91	279	630	89.1
829	Intel Pentium Silver N5030	4MB	6	1100 ‑ 3100	4/4	80.9ⁿ²	225.95ⁿ²	425.5ⁿ²	84
835	Intel Celeron J4125	4MB	10	2000 ‑ 2700	4/4	75.3ⁿ⁵	243ⁿ⁵	430ⁿ⁵	61.35ⁿ³
836*	Intel Celeron J4105	4MB	10	1500 ‑ 2500	4/4	73	270
838	Intel Pentium Silver N5000	4MB	6	1100 ‑ 2700	4/4	78ⁿ¹²	236.5ⁿ¹²	484ⁿ³	76.3
854	Intel Celeron J4005	4MB	10	2000 ‑ 2700	2/2	77	144		49.92
900	Intel Celeron N4120	4MB	6	1100 ‑ 2600	4/4	73.2ⁿ³	224ⁿ³	490ⁿ³
984	Intel Celeron J4115	4MB	10	1800 ‑ 2500	4/4	70.6ⁿ²	244ⁿ²	546.5ⁿ²	76.3
985	Intel Celeron N4100	4MB	6	1100 ‑ 2400	4/4	68.6ⁿ¹²	198ⁿ¹²	391ⁿ⁷	58.2ⁿ³
1046*	Intel Celeron J4025	4MB	10	2000 ‑ 2900	2/2	77	148	293	53.1
1048	Intel Celeron N4020	4MB	6	1100 ‑ 2800	2/2	73.75ⁿ²	127.1ⁿ²	279ⁿ²	50.1
1098	Intel Celeron N4000	4MB	6	1100 ‑ 2600	2/2	70.9ⁿ³	138ⁿ³	273	47.3