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Intel Pentium N4200 vs Intel Celeron J4125

Last updated: 2026-07-04

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Pentium N4200 (Apollo Lake) is for energy-efficient entry-level notebooks and fanless desktops.

The Intel Celeron J4125 (Gemini Lake) targets compact desktops and mini-PCs with higher performance. Both are manufactured by Intel using a 14nm process.

Both CPUs feature 4 cores and 4 threads. However, the Intel Celeron J4125 offers significantly higher single-core and multi-core performance. This enables more responsive operation and better multitasking, supported by its larger Level 3 Cache (4 MB vs. 2 MB). Both are unsuitable for demanding games.

The Intel Pentium N4200 uses Intel HD Graphics 505, while the Intel Celeron J4125 uses Intel UHD Graphics 600. The latter offers slightly improved visual performance, especially for media playback, supported by higher memory bandwidth (38 GB/s vs. 30 GB/s). The Intel Pentium N4200 has a TDP of 6 Watts, ideal for passive cooling and long battery life.

The Intel Celeron J4125 has a TDP of 10 Watts. This higher TDP allows for more performance but requires more active cooling. Both CPUs are found in budget systems. The Intel Celeron J4125 offers higher overall performance for a similar system price. The Intel Pentium N4200 is the choice for energy efficiency.

For a more responsive everyday experience, the Intel Celeron J4125 is recommended.

Intel Pentium N4200

Energy-efficient (6W TDP)
Suitable for fanless systems
Sufficient for basic tasks
Intel HD Graphics 505

Intel Celeron J4125

Higher single-core and multi-core performance
Intel UHD Graphics 600 with better media playback
Larger Level 3 Cache (4 MB)
Good performance for everyday tasks

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 69 %

Intel Pentium N4200

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Celeron J4125

Multi-core performance

4C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

182 cb

4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz

296 cb

More benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Intel Pentium N4200	Intel Celeron J4125
Family	Intel Pentium (150)	Intel Celeron (165)
CPU group	Intel Pentium J4000/N4000 (2)	Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11)
Architecture	Apollo Lake	Gemini Lake
Technology	14 nm	14 nm
Segment	Notebook	Notebook
Socket	BGA 1296	BGA 1090
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Intel Pentium N4200	Intel Celeron J4125
CPU Cores / Threads	4 / 4	4 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗	✗
Core architecture	normal	normal
Cores:	4x	4x
Frequency:	1.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):	2.50 GHz	2.70 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):	2.50 GHz	2.70 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache	2.00 MB	4.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Intel Pentium N4200	Intel Celeron J4125
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 505	Intel UHD Graphics 600
GPU frequency	0.20 - 0.75 GHz	0.25 - 0.75 GHz
CUs / Shader	18 / 144	12 / 96
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays	3	3
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB	8 GB
Technology	14 nm	14 nm
Release date	Q3/2016	Q4/2017

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Intel Pentium N4200	Intel Celeron J4125
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Intel Pentium N4200	Intel Celeron J4125
Memory	DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) LPDDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s) DDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s)	DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory	8 GB	8 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	No
PCIe	2.0 x 6	2.0 x 6
PCIe Bandwidth	3.0 GB/s	3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	Intel Pentium N4200	Intel Celeron J4125
TDP	6 W	10 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down	4 W
T. junction max.	105 °C	105 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Intel Pentium N4200	Intel Celeron J4125
Chip design	Monolithic	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date	Q3/2016	Q4/2019
Release price	56 $
Documents	Technical data sheet	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Intel Pentium N4200 is 4.0 stars (28 ratings), while Intel Celeron J4125 has received 4.0 stars (87 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Intel Pentium N4200
4C / 4T · 1.10 - 2.50 GHz

★★★★★

Intel Celeron J4125
4C / 4T · 2.00 - 2.70 GHz

★★★★★