Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 vs Intel Celeron N4020C

Last updated: 2024-04-15

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450		Intel Celeron N4020C
CPU comparison Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 or Intel Celeron N4020C - 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 Core 2 Quad Q9450 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 was released in Q1/2008. The Intel Celeron N4020C has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N4020C was released in Q1/2021.

Intel Core2 Quad (19)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16)	CPU group	Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11)
2	Generation	9
Yorkfield (Penryn)	Architecture	Gemini Lake
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
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--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 is 2.66 GHz while the Intel Celeron N4020C has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N4020C is at 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz).
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N4020C
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.66 GHz	Frequency	1.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.80 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.80 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 Core 2 Quad Q9450	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N4020C
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 or Intel Celeron N4020C 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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 600
	GPU frequency	0.20 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.65 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9.5
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	12
--	Shader	96
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 600
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The Intel Celeron N4020C supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N4020C
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800	Memory	LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400
16 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
12.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	6
--	PCIe Bandwidth	3.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 is 95 W, while the Intel Celeron N4020C has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N4020C
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	6 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	4.8 W
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron N4020C is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N4020C
45 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 775	Socket	BGA 1090
VT-x, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2008	Release date	Q1/2021
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 (84%)

Intel Celeron N4020C (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 (100%)

Intel Celeron N4020C (68%)

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 Core 2 Quad Q9450 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	408 (84%)
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	486 (100%)

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 Core 2 Quad Q9450 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1363 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	860 (63%)

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 Core 2 Quad Q9450 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	2110 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1535 (73%)

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 Core 2 Quad Q9450 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	402 (100%)

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 Core 2 Quad Q9450 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	705 (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 Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N4020C Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz	125 (100%)

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 Core 2 Quad Q9450 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	75 (100%)

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 Core 2 Quad Q9450 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	144 (100%)

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