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Intel Core i5-2520M vs Intel Celeron N4020
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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 Core i5-2520M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Celeron N4020
73 %
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2520M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Celeron N4020
62 %
2C / 2T · 2.70 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-2520M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Celeron N4020
82 %
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2520M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Intel Celeron N4020
67 %
2C / 2T · 2.70 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-2520M
100 %
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Intel Celeron N4020
50 %
Intel UHD Graphics 600
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2520M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
Intel Celeron N4020
58 %
2C / 2T · 1.10 GHz
More benchmarks
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
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 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
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2520M | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Intel Celeron (165) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 2000M (46) | Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge H | Gemini Lake |
| Technology | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | PPGA 988 | BGA 1090 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2520M | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 2.50 GHz | 1.10 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.20 GHz | 2.80 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 3.20 GHz | 2.70 GHz |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 3.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2520M | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.30 GHz | 0.20 - 0.65 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 96 | 12 / 96 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q4/2017 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2520M | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2520M | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) | LPDDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | 2.0 x 6 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s | 3.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2520M | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 6 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 Core i5-2520M | Intel Celeron N4020 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q4/2019 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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