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Intel Celeron N4020 vs Intel Core i3-12100
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Celeron N4020
19 %
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Celeron N4020
10 %
2C / 2T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Celeron N4020
28 %
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Celeron N4020
14 %
2C / 2T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Celeron N4020
23 %
Intel UHD Graphics 600
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 730
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance
Intel Celeron N4020
31 %
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance
Intel Celeron N4020
12 %
2C / 2T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4020 | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Celeron (165) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) | Intel Core i 12000 (34) |
| Architecture | Gemini Lake | Alder Lake S |
| Technology | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1090 | LGA 1700 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i3-11100B | |
| Successor | Intel Core i3-13100 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4020 | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 4 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 4x Golden Cove |
| Frequency: | 1.10 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 2.80 GHz | 4.30 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 2.70 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 5.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 12.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4020 | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 600 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| GPU frequency | 0.20 - 0.65 GHz | 0.30 - 1.40 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 96 | 24 / 192 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB | 64 GB |
| Technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2017 | Q1/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4020 | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4020 | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 6 | 5.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 3.0 GB/s | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4020 | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 6 W | 60 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 89 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 4.8 W | |
| T. junction max. | 105 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4020 | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| Release date | Q4/2019 | Q1/2022 |
| Release price | 122 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
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