Intel Celeron N2920 vs Intel Core i3-4020Y

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Intel Celeron N2920 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4020Y
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Core i3-4020Y

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron N2920 and the Intel Core i3-4020Y and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron N2920 4 core processor released in Q4/2013 with the Intel Core i3-4020Y which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17) CPU group Intel Core i 4000Y (11)
6 Generation 4
Bay Trail Architecture Haswell Y
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N2920 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.86 GHz (2.00 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-4020Y clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron N2920 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4020Y
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.86 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
2.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Celeron N2920 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4020Y
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.84 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
7 GPU Generation 7.5
22 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 20
32 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 11.1

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.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron N2920, while the Intel Core i3-4020Y supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron N2920 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4020Y
DDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
4 PCIe lanes 12
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron N2920 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-4020Y is 11.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron N2920 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4020Y
7.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.5 W TDP down 6 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N2920 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-4020Y is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Celeron N2920 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4020Y
22 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1170 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2013 Release date Q3/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N2920 (48%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N2920 (69%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
188 (54%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
348 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
650 (79%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
824 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
165 (34%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
487 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
491 (49%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1002 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.84 GHz
54 (20%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz
272 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
930 (64%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1444 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
32 (55%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
58 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
121 (83%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
145 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
68 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
249 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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