| Name: | Intel Celeron N4120 |
| Family: | Intel Celeron |
| Group: | Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 9 |
Intel Celeron N4120 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Celeron N4120 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2019 and belongs to the 9 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron N4120, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1090 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Celeron N4120 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N4120 is 1.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.6 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 4 |
| Threads: | 4 |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 1.1 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 2.5 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Celeron N4120 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron N4120 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 600, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.2 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 0.7 GHz |
| Execution units: | 12 |
| Shaders: | 96 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 8.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 9.5 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q4/2017 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 8.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-2400, LPDDR4-2400 |
| Max. Memory: | 8.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 38.4 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 6 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 6 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | 4.8 W |
| Tjunction max: | 105 °C |
Technical details
The Intel Celeron N4120 is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 10 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 1090 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 4.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Gemini Lake |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date: | Q4/2019 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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2568
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Intel Core i7-3687U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
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2550
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Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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2542
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Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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2533
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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2532
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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1478
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Intel Core i3-2120
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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1478
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Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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1478
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Intel Core i3-2120
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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1478
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Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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1478
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
NoneC NoneT @ --
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1078
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Intel Celeron J4105
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
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1078
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Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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1076
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Intel Core i7-3537U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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1070
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Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
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1068
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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AMD A4-6300
2C 2T @ 3.7 GHz
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449
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Intel Core i7-2610UE
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
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449
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Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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448
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Intel Pentium B980
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
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447
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Intel Celeron 2950M
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
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446
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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418
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Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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412
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Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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407
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Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
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392
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Intel Celeron N4100
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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391
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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364
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Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
|
362
|
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Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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362
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Intel Pentium E6600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
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362
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Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
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361
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Celeron G3900T
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
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198
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Intel Celeron G1840
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
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198
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Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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197
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Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
|
196
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Intel Pentium G2020
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
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196
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
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168
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Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
|
165
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Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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165
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Intel Core i3-2350M
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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165
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AMD FX-8100
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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161
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Intel Celeron N3150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
|
134
|
|
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Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
|
134
|
|
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Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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134
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Intel Celeron J4115
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
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134
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Intel Celeron J3455E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
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134
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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77
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Intel Pentium 3825U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
|
77
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Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
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77
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Intel Pentium 3805U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
|
77
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AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
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77
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