Intel Celeron N4020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

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Intel Celeron N4020 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Intel Celeron N4020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N4020 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 - 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 N4020 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N4020 was released in Q4/2019.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2)
9 Generation 3
Gemini Lake Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N4020 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N4020 is 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Celeron N4020 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.00 GHz

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 N4020 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 546

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron N4020 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 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 Qualcomm Adreno 506
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 0
12 Compute units --
96 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 11

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 Qualcomm Adreno 506
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N4020 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

Intel Celeron N4020 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
, DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-1866
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
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 N4020 is 6 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron N4020 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N4020 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron N4020 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
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 Android
Q4/2019 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 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 N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
486 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
271 (56%)

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 N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
896 (77%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1163 (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 N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
402 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
294 (73%)

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 N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
722 (77%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
941 (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 N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (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 N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
1567 (88%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1775 (100%)

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 N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
411 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
75 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 N4020 Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
144 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N4020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
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