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Intel Pentium N4200 vs Intel Celeron N4000 vs Intel Celeron N4020

Intel Pentium N4200

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The Intel Pentium N4200 is an Apollo Lake family, quad-core, ultra-low-power processor (SoC) that saw the light of day in 2016. Its four cores run at 1.1 GHz to 2.5 GHz, with only 2.4 GHz available when all the cores are fully loaded; there is no Hyper-Threading here and thus no additional threads. This chip has a fairly competent integrated graphics solution, the Intel HD Graphics 505, and eats very little (~6 W).

Curiously enough, Intel keeps making and selling the Pentium as of early 2023.

Architecture

Just like other Celeron N, Celeron J, Pentium N, Pentium J processors, this Pentium is notable for its small die size. It is easy to manufacture, lowering the costs and enabling Intel to compete with various ARM-based products such as the Raspberry Pi series.

The Pentium N4200 features the Goldmont CPU microarchitecture that came to replace Silvermont (2013), bringing with it several welcome improvements. There is still no L3 cache to be found here, however, it now takes less cycles to perform many operations, making for a double-digit IPC improvement.

The Pentium is compatible with DDR3L-1866, LPDDR3-1866, LPDDR4-2400 RAM. Intel's guidelines state that up to 8 GB are supported; that being said, various forum users report that the CPU functions just fine if mated to 16 GB and even 32 GB of RAM. The chip features six PCI-Express 2.0 lanes for connecting various devices, meaning a four-lane NVMe SSD will not be able to deliver a data transfer rate of more than 2 GB/s. eMMC and SATA storage is supported natively, too.

This Intel CPU is Secure Boot-compatible; technically, it will have no issue running 64-bit Windows 11. However, Microsoft only allows Windows 11 to be installed on systems with CPUs released in 2017 or later, making 64-bit Windows 10 the only OS that the Pentium is officially compatible with.

Last but not the least, please keep in mind that this is not a user-replaceable CPU. It gets permanently soldered to the motherboard (BGA1296 socket interface).

Performance

The average N4200 in our database competes with the Core i5-3339Y, a power efficient chip launched in 2013, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned, with the (much less ancient) Celeron 6305 lurking a little behind the two. In other words, the Pentium is a slow processor suitable for the most basic tasks only. As of 2021, it is light years behind the latest processors making use of high-performance architectures, such as the Zen 2-powered AMD Ryzen 3 5300U.

The Acer Aspire ES 17 ES1-732 is among the fastest laptops built around the N4200 that we know of. It can be around 50% faster than the slowest system featuring the same CPU in our database, depending on the circumstances.

Graphics

The HD Graphics 505 (18 EUs) is a rather good iGPU, considering this is a lower-end SoC released in 2016 we are talking about. As far as the feature set is concerned, the HD 505 is not much different from the HD Graphics 520 or any other graphics adapter that full-blown six-generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 chips have. This iGPU is compatible with DX12; it will drive up to 3 monitors simultaneously at up to 2160p60. It will also happily decode VP9 and AVC, the two codecs that YouTube mostly relies on as of 2021.

The UHD Graphics runs at up to 750 MHz. Its actual clock speed will be much lower than that, since the small power budget has to be shared between the iGPU and the CPU cores. Expect most games to run terrible, even ones that were released in 2012 or 2010.

Power consumption

Just like most other N-class Intel processors, the Pentium N4200 has a default TDP of 6 W (also known as the Power Limit 1), making it a great option for passively cooled systems. Increasing the PL1 by just one or two watts, which many systems built around Apollo Lake allow one to do, improves the chip's performance by a huge margin, speaking subjectively.

This Pentium is built with a 14 nm Intel process making for poor energy efficiency (considering 14 nm processes are really old as of mid 2022).

Intel Celeron N4000

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The Intel Celeron N4000 is a dual-core SoC designed for affordable laptops and mini-PCs and was announced late 2017. It runs at 1.1 GHz to 2.6 GHz (Single Core Burst, Multi Core Burst maxes out at 2.5 GHz) and is based on the Gemini Lake platform. Similar to the Apollo Lake predecessor, the chip is manufactured on a 14 nm process with FinFETs but offers slightly improved processor cores, double the amount of L2 cache, all in a smaller package. Partial Wi-Fi 5 support is baked into the chip. Besides two CPU cores, the chip also includes a DirectX 12 capable GPU as well as a DDR4/LPDDR4 memory controller (dual-channel, up to 2400 MHz). The SoC is not replaceable as it is directly soldered to the mainboard.

Architecture

The processor architecture was slightly reworked and is now called Goldmont Plus. It features a larger L2 cache (4 MB). That means the per-clock-performance should be a bit better, but not anywhere near the Core CPUs like Kaby Lake Y.

Performance

The average N4000 in our database only just matches the Core i5-4300Y, a fairly old dual-core processor of nearly the same energy efficiency, in multi-thread performance. In other words, the Celeron is a very slow processor that's good enough for the most basic of tasks only. Expect long load times no matter the app.

Graphics

The UHD Graphics 600 (Gemini Lake) is based on Intel's Generation 9 architecture, which supports DirectX 12 and is also used for the Kaby Lake / Skylake / Apollo Lake graphics adapters (like HD Graphics 520). Equipped with 12 EUs and a clock of up to 650 MHz, the performance should be roughly on par with the older HD Graphics 500 (Apollo Lake).

The chip also includes an advanced video engine with hardware support for the playback of VP9 and H.265 (8-bit color-depth).

Power consumption

Like most other N-class Intel chips, the Celeron N4000 has a 6 W TDP (also known as the long-term power limit). This is not much at all, allowing laptop makers to build passively cooled laptops, tablets, mini-PCs around the chip. The SoC can briefly consume up to 15 W, though, depending on how a system is configured.

Last but not the least, this Celeron is manufactured on one of the old 14 nm Intel processes leading to poor, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Celeron N4020

► remove from comparison Intel Celeron N4020

The Intel Celeron N4020 is a slow dual-core processor (SoC) of the Gemini Lake refresh product family; as such, it is designed for use in laptops and mini-PCs of the most affordable flavor. The Celeron was launched in Q4 2019. Its CPU cores run at 1.1 GHz to 2.8 GHz, the latter being a moderate 200 MHz upgrade over the preceding N4000 chip. Other key specs include a DDR4/LPDDR4 memory controller (up to 2,400 MHz and up to 8 GB, with independent reports claiming as much as 32 GB will work just fine) and an integrated UHD 600 graphics adapter.

Architecture & Features

Just like Apollo Lake family products, the ever-popular N3350 included, the N4020 is manufactured on a really old, as of late 2023, 14 nm process. What makes the newer Celerons different are the slightly improved processor cores with double the L2 cache and also, somewhat counterintuitively, a reduction in physical size.

The Goldmont Plus microarchitecture is not much different from what was used in Gemini Lake processors like the N4000. A relatively large 4 MB L2 cache features prominently on the rather short list of N4020's strong sides, allowing for a marginal increase in performance-per-MHz figures compared to processors of previous generations. Still, Gemini Lake refresh processors are a clear step down from Core i3/i5/i7/i9 series processors, both in performance and in features.

The N4020 has six PCI-Express 2.0 lanes at its disposal. While very few N4020-based SBCs, nettops and laptops feature an NVMe M.2 slot, you can use an NVMe SSD as a boot drive with this processor (read/write rates will be limited to 2 GB/s, though). Furthermore, partial Wi-Fi 5 support is built into the CPU. The Celeron also supports up to eight USB 3.0 ports and two SATA III storage devices.

Please note this is not a user-replaceable CPU. They solder it straight to the motherboard for good (BGA1090 socket interface).

Performance

While slightly faster than the outgoing Celeron N4000, the average N4020 in our extensive database only just manages to match the N6211, as far as multi-thread performance is concerned. These three chips deliver multi-thread CB R15, CB R20 and CB R23 scores that are so low, they lag behind a single-thread score of any half-decent CPU such as an i5-1135G7. In other words, these Celeron N chips are good enough for basic tasks only such as word processing and Web browsing with two or three tabs open at a time.

The Celeron N4120, a quad-core chip with a similar name, has little trouble leaving the N4020 behind in most workloads - which is not to say it is a fast CPU.

Jacking the long-term power limit value up to something like 9 W will help improve system responsiveness noticeably.

Graphics

The UHD Graphics 600 is based on Intel's Generation 9 architecture, much like the  HD Graphics 520 or the UHD Graphics 615 or other widespread Intel iGPUs found in Core i3/i5/i7/i9 processors of generations six to ten.

Just like the HD Graphics 500, the UHD Graphics 600 is DX12 compatible. The iGPU's 12 EUs can run at up to 650 MHz. The Iris Plus G7 iGPU that certain 10th Gen Ice Lake processors have packs 64 EUs, for reference. As a low-end solution, UHD Graphics 600 will let you play some seriously old titles, but that's about as far as its talents go.

Perhaps more importantly, this graphics solution can drive up to 3 monitors with resolutions as high as 4096x2160@60. Furthermore, it will have no trouble HW-decoding AVC, HEVC and VP9-encoded videos. The newer AV1 codec will be decoded via software, with the limited CPU horsepower imposing a limit on video resolutions that can be played back without stuttering. 1080p60 videos are out of reach while 720p25 videos run fine, to give you an example.

Power consumption

The low 6 W TDP (also known as the long-term Power Limit) makes it easy for laptop makers to ditch the fan. Performance sustainability will be poor unless the long-term Power Limit is set to a value higher than the default 6 W and a fan is available to aid in heat dissipation.

The Celeron N4020 is built with one of the old 14 nm Intel processes for poor, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Pentium N4200Intel Celeron N4000Intel Celeron N4020
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Gemini LakeIntel Gemini Lake
CodenameApollo LakeGemini LakeGemini Lake refresh
Clock1100 - 2500 MHz1100 - 2600 MHz1100 - 2800 MHz
L2 Cache2 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 22 / 2
TDP6 Watt6 Watt6 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
SocketBGA1296BGA1090BGA1090
FeaturesDDR3L-1866/LPDDR3-1866/LPDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 2, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AESDDR4-2400/LPDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 2, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SGXDDR4-2400/LPDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 2, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SGX
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 505 (200 - 750 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 600 (200 - 650 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 600 (200 - 650 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$161 U.S.$107 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
Series: Gemini Lake Gemini Lake refresh
Intel Celeron J41051.5 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Pentium Silver N50001.1 - 2.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron J40052 - 2.7 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Celeron J41151.8 - 2.5 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron N41001.1 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron N4000 « 1.1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Pentium Silver J50402 - 3.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Pentium Silver N50301.1 - 3.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron J41252 - 2.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron N41201.1 - 2.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Celeron J40252 - 2.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Celeron N4020 « 1.1 - 2.8 GHz2 / 2 cores
TDP Turbo PL215 Watt

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Celeron N4000
15.2 pt (21%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Celeron N4020
16.1 pt (22%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
616 Points (1%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
308 Points (13%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
160 Points (18%)
min: 149.8     avg: 162.4     median: 162.4 (18%)     max: 175 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
273 Points (1%)
min: 242     avg: 279     median: 279 (1%)     max: 316 Points
min: 121     avg: 132.7     median: 138 (1%)     max: 139 Points
min: 110.1     avg: 127.1     median: 127.1 (1%)     max: 144.1 Points
min: 65     avg: 70.3     median: 70.9 (21%)     max: 75 Points
min: 68.6     avg: 73.8     median: 73.8 (22%)     max: 78.9 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2.02     avg: 2.1     median: 2.1 (3%)     max: 2.27 Points
1.7 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 0.64     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.66 Points
0.9 Points (22%)
0.9 Points (23%)
2152 Points (13%)
2184 Points (13%)
4030 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 7699     avg: 7766     median: 7766 (5%)     max: 7833 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 2375     avg: 2392     median: 2392 (3%)     max: 2409 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 704     avg: 714     median: 714 (8%)     max: 724 s
1007 s (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 20.13     avg: 22.6     median: 22.6 (5%)     max: 25.03 s
31.9 s (6%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
944 Points (1%)
760 Points (1%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
4114 MIPS (2%)
4498 MIPS (3%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
2298 MIPS (27%)
2456 MIPS (29%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
12 fps (4%)
9.5 fps (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
60 fps (14%)
47.3 fps (11%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
0.8 fps (1%)
min: 0.73     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (1%)     max: 0.92 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (0%)
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.2 GB/s (4%)
0.1 GB/s (2%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.4 GB/s (4%)
0.9 GB/s (2%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
4736 Seconds (33%)
4064 Seconds (29%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
1.7 sec (36%)
1.5 sec (33%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
2636 Points (6%)
2259 Points (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
31.4 s (7%)
25.3 s (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
68.4 s (3%)
57.5 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
1453 s (6%)
1295 s (6%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
4306 Points (4%)
min: 1638     avg: 1713     median: 1712.5 (5%)     max: 1787 Points
min: 1560     avg: 1650     median: 1650 (4%)     max: 1740 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 15955     avg: 18834     median: 18514.5 (15%)     max: 22351 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 9441     avg: 16242     median: 17153 (14%)     max: 21222 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 17050     avg: 22089     median: 22096 (19%)     max: 26889 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 1574     avg: 1754     median: 1727 (4%)     max: 2034 Points
1286 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 2330     avg: 2608     median: 2525 (5%)     max: 3054 Points
1974 Points (4%)
min: 1852     avg: 1853     median: 1853 (3%)     max: 1854 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 642     avg: 694     median: 668 (3%)     max: 771 Points
476 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
1389 Points (16%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
345 Points (15%)
min: 431     avg: 433.5     median: 433.5 (18%)     max: 436 Points
min: 319     avg: 418.7     median: 462 (19%)     max: 475 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
935 Points (2%)
min: 797     avg: 802     median: 801.5 (1%)     max: 806 Points
min: 663     avg: 786     median: 836 (1%)     max: 858 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
434 Points (2%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
791 Points (2%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1544     avg: 1576     median: 1571.5 (16%)     max: 1616 Points
1862 Points (19%)
min: 1989     avg: 2004     median: 2004 (20%)     max: 2019 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4468     avg: 4604     median: 4608.5 (5%)     max: 4729 Points
3219 Points (4%)
min: 3404     avg: 3433     median: 3433 (4%)     max: 3462 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1526     avg: 1563     median: 1560.5 (21%)     max: 1609 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4162     avg: 4385     median: 4376.5 (11%)     max: 4558 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4425     avg: 4593     median: 4595 (8%)     max: 4736 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 1362     avg: 1394     median: 1395.5 (27%)     max: 1430 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
4867 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
1498 Points (22%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
3199 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
2447 Points (22%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
4201 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
4784 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
3954 Points (10%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 2966     avg: 3044     median: 3027 (4%)     max: 3142 ms
min: 2306     avg: 2382     median: 2381.5 (3%)     max: 2457 ms
min: 2300     avg: 2488     median: 2488 (3%)     max: 2676 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
232 ms (3%)
446.5 ms (5%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 8632     avg: 11881     median: 12856 (12%)     max: 13290 Points
15679 Points (14%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 49.4     avg: 55.3     median: 55.3 (16%)     max: 61.1 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 71.2     avg: 78.6     median: 78.6 (16%)     max: 86 Points
min: 76.2     avg: 80.2     median: 80.2 (17%)     max: 84.2 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
5998 Points (39%)
7604 Points (50%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Computer Vision
6152 Points (32%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage
22786 Points (49%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
10205 Points (51%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
310 Points (12%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
12.5 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
10.1 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
6.9 Watt (8%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
14.3 Points per Watt (11%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Pentium N4200 → 100% n=25

Average Benchmarks Intel Celeron N4000 → 92% n=25

Average Benchmarks Intel Celeron N4020 → 94% n=25

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