Intel Celeron N4000C vs Intel Atom Z3460

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Intel Celeron N4000C CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3460
Intel Celeron N4000C Intel Atom Z3460

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron N4000C and the Intel Atom Z3460 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron N4000C 2 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Atom Z3460 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) CPU group Intel Atom Z3400 (1)
9 Generation 3
Gemini Lake Architecture Merrifield
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N4000C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom Z3460 clocks with -- (1.60 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron N4000C Characteristic Intel Atom Z3460
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency --
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.60 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Celeron N4000C Characteristic Intel Atom Z3460
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 UHD Graphics 600 GPU no iGPU
0.20 GHz GPU frequency --
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
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 no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron N4000C, while the Intel Atom Z3460 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 8.5 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron N4000C Characteristic Intel Atom Z3460
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1066
8 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.5 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
6 PCIe lanes --
3.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron N4000C has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the Intel Atom Z3460 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron N4000C Characteristic Intel Atom Z3460
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N4000C has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Atom Z3460 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Celeron N4000C Characteristic Intel Atom Z3460
14 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
BGA 1090 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price --
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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 N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
440 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
755 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
365 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 1.60 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 N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
618 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
@ 0.00 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 N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1405 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 0.00 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 N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
75 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 1.60 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 N4000C Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
144 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3460 Intel Atom Z3460
2C 2T @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N4000C Intel Atom Z3460
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