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Intel Celeron N4120 vs Intel Core i5-3550S
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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 N4120
50 %
4C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
Intel Core i5-3550S
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Celeron N4120
52 %
4C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i5-3550S
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Celeron N4120
57 %
4C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
Intel Core i5-3550S
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Celeron N4120
58 %
4C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Core i5-3550S
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Celeron N4120
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 600
Intel Core i5-3550S
82 %
Intel HD Graphics 2500
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4120 | Intel Core i5-3550S |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Celeron (165) | Intel Core i5 (336) |
| CPU group | Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) | Intel Core i 3000 (31) |
| Architecture | Gemini Lake | Ivy Bridge S |
| Technology | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1090 | LGA 1155 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4120 | Intel Core i5-3550S |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 4x |
| Frequency: | 1.10 GHz | 3.00 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 2.60 GHz | 3.70 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 2.50 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 6.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4120 | Intel Core i5-3550S |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 600 | Intel HD Graphics 2500 |
| GPU frequency | 0.20 - 0.70 GHz | 0.65 - 1.15 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 96 | 6 / 48 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2017 | Q2/2012 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4120 | Intel Core i5-3550S |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4120 | Intel Core i5-3550S |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 6 | 3.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 3.0 GB/s | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4120 | Intel Core i5-3550S |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 6 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 4.8 W | |
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Celeron N4120 | Intel Core i5-3550S |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date | Q4/2019 | Q2/2012 |
| Release price | 197 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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