Intel Celeron N4000 vs Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron N4000 CPU1 vs CPU2 Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Intel Celeron N4000 Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N4000 or Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Celeron N4000 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N4000 was released in Q4/2017.

The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) was released in 06/2019.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Broadcom BCM (3)
Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) CPU group Broadcom BCM2711 (1)
9 Generation 4
Gemini Lake Architecture Cortex-A72
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
-- Successor Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N4000 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N4000 is 1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz) while the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is at 1.50 GHz.

Intel Celeron N4000 Characteristic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.10 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.60 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 N4000 Characteristic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron N4000 or Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 600 GPU Broadcom VideoCore VI
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 4
96 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version --

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 UHD Graphics 600 GPU Broadcom VideoCore VI
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N4000 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Intel Celeron N4000 Characteristic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
, DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
6 PCIe lanes --
3.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron N4000 is 6 W, while the Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron N4000 Characteristic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down 3 W
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N4000 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron N4000 Characteristic Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1090 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 11 (ARM), Linux
Q4/2017 Release date 06/2019
-- Release price 35 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

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 N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
440 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
202 (46%)

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 N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
770 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
601 (78%)

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 N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Broadcom VideoCore VI @ 0.50 GHz
32 (26%)

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 N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
365 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
620 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1424 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
381 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
70 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4000 Intel Celeron N4000
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
138 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N4000 Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
Unknown Raspberry Pi 4 B

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