Intel Celeron N4020C vs MediaTek MT8389

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Intel Celeron N4020C CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT8389
Intel Celeron N4020C MediaTek MT8389

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N4020C or MediaTek MT8389 - 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 N4020C 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 N4020C was released in Q1/2021.

The MediaTek MT8389 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8389 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) CPU group MediaTek MT83xx A7 (6)
9 Generation 1
Gemini Lake Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N4020C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz). The MediaTek MT8389 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz.

Intel Celeron N4020C Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.80 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 N4020C Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 600 GPU PowerVR SGX544
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.29 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.29 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 45nm
3 Max. displays 1
12 Compute units 2
96 Shader 4
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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 UHD Graphics 600 GPU PowerVR SGX544
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N4020C supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT8389 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Intel Celeron N4020C Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR2
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron N4020C has a TDP of 6 W, that of the MediaTek MT8389 is --.

Intel Celeron N4020C Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N4020C has a 4.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT8389 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Celeron N4020C Characteristic MediaTek MT8389
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 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
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price --
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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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
PowerVR SGX544 @ 0.29 GHz
9 (7%)

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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
486 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
860 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
402 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
705 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1535 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
75 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 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 N4020C Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
144 (100%)
MediaTek MT8389 MediaTek MT8389
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N4020C MediaTek MT8389
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