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Celeron N4120

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @1.10 GHz, 6 W.
Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 33.5% (1228th of 1426)

Based on 2,420 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000706A8 Model: Intel(R) Celeron(R) N4120 CPU @ 1.10GHz
Poor: 19%Average: 33.5% Great: 43%
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft

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Poor average bench

The Intel Celeron N4120 averaged 66.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 36.1Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 52.4Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Celeron N4120 is 24.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Celeron N4120 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 178Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 180Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,420 samples)
Rank 122833.5%
Min Avg Max
17.6 Memory 36.1 48.8
31.8 1-Core 52.4 58.7
59.4 2-Core 101 114
35.3% 63 Pts
Min Avg Max
84.7 4-Core 178 228
98.6 8-Core 180 227
23.9% 179 Pts
Min Avg Max
99.9 64-Core 178 228
11% 178 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
31.4% Below average
Memory 39.5
1-Core 56.2
2-Core 111
38% 68.8 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 138
18% 136 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
30.1% Below average
Memory 34.4
1-Core 51.7
2-Core 107
35% 64.3 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 153
20% 151 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
27.1% Poor
Memory 27.3
1-Core 55
2-Core 110
34% 64.1 Pts
4-Core 155
8-Core 156
21% 155 Pts
64-Core 122
8% 122 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
27.1% Poor
Memory 28.6
1-Core 54.7
2-Core 104
34% 62.4 Pts
4-Core 148
8-Core 147
20% 147 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
25.2% Poor
Memory 20.5
1-Core 52.3
2-Core 101
30% 57.9 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 171
23% 171 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
18.9% Very poor
Memory 27.9
1-Core 16.6
2-Core 69.3
21% 37.9 Pts
4-Core 54.9
8-Core 80.5
8% 67.7 Pts
64-Core 65.3
4% 65.3 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
18.3% Very poor
Memory 21.4
1-Core 53.9
2-Core 102
31% 59.3 Pts
4-Core 88.4
8-Core 88.8
12% 88.6 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.1 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
5.68% Terrible
Memory 0.97
1-Core 15.7
2-Core 54.4
10% 23.7 Pts
4-Core 55.2
8-Core 102
9% 78.8 Pts
64-Core 92.9
6% 92.9 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 33%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: HP ProBook x360 11 G5 EE

CPU
Celeron N4120IntelBench 33%, 2,420 samples308x
GPU
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples328x
UHD Graphics 605IntelBench 2%, 14,651 samples142x
SSD
MTFDDAV256TDL-1AW1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 68%, 1,090 samples162x
PC SA530 SDASN8Y-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 66%, 405 samples70x
MZNLH256HAJD-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 73%, 372 samples58x
RAM
K4A8G165WC-BCTD 1x4GBSamsungBench 22%, 695 samples274x
H5AN8G6NCJR-VKC 1x4GBHynixBench 22%, 387 samples65x
MT40A512M16TB-062E:J 1x4GBMicronBench 22%, 107 samples55x
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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Celeron® Processor N4120
Launch DateQ4'19
Processor NumberN4120
# of Cores4
# of Threads4
Burst Frequency2.60 GHz
Cache4 MB
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed1.10 GHz
Max TDP6 W
Scenario Design Power4.8 W

Graphics

Processor GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics 600
Graphics Base Frequency200 MHz
Graphics Burst Frequency700 MHz
Graphics OutputeDP/DP/HDMI/MIPI-DSI
# of Displays Supported3
Quick Sync VideoYes
Graphics Video Max Memory8 GB

Memory

Max Memory Size8 GB
Memory TypesDDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Memory Channels2
ECC Memory SupportedNo

I/O

USB Revision2.0/3.0
# of USB Ports8
General Purpose IOYes
UARTYes
Total # of SATA Ports2
Integrated LANNo
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports2

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision2
PCI Express Configurations1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Max # of PCI Express Lanes6

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechNo
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost TechNo
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Identity Protection TechYes
Smart Response TechNo
Speed Shift TechnologyNo

Package

Package Size25mm x 24mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCBGA1090

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Anti-Theft TechNo

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Excellent

14 months ago.

This CPU is enough for school assignments as a low-budget laptop, but never for gaming. (Teclast F7 plus 3)

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