Intel Celeron N4120 vs MediaTek Kompanio 1200

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Intel Celeron N4120 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
Intel Celeron N4120 MediaTek Kompanio 1200

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N4120 or MediaTek Kompanio 1200 - 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 N4120 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N4120 was released in Q4/2019.

The MediaTek Kompanio 1200 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Kompanio 1200 was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Mediatek Kompanio (9)
Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) CPU group MediaTek Kompanio 900/1200/1300 (4)
9 Generation 3
Gemini Lake Architecture Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N4120 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N4120 is 1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz) while the MediaTek Kompanio 1200 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Kompanio 1200 is at 2.60 GHz.

Intel Celeron N4120 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1200
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz) A-Core 2.60 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 N4120 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1200
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron N4120 or MediaTek Kompanio 1200 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 ARM Mali-G57 MP5
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.01 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
14 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 5
96 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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 ARM Mali-G57 MP5
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N4120 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The MediaTek Kompanio 1200 supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Celeron N4120 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1200
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4X-2133
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 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 N4120 is 6 W, while the MediaTek Kompanio 1200 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron N4120 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1200
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N4120 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Kompanio 1200 is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron N4120 Characteristic MediaTek Kompanio 1200
14 nm Technology 6 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 Q1/2021
-- 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 N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.70 GHz
134 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
ARM Mali-G57 MP5 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
448 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 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 N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1478 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 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 N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
362 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 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 N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1076 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
165 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
407 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 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 N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2542 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 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 N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
77 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 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 N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
197 (100%)
MediaTek Kompanio 1200 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N4120 MediaTek Kompanio 1200
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