Intel Xeon W-1270E vs Intel Celeron N4120

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Intel Xeon W-1270E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N4120
Intel Xeon W-1270E Intel Celeron N4120

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-1270E or Intel Celeron N4120 - 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 Xeon W-1270E has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1270E was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Celeron N4120 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N4120 was released in Q4/2019.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Xeon W-1200 (13) CPU group Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11)
10 Generation 9
Comet Lake W Architecture Gemini Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1270E is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (4.80 GHz). The Intel Celeron N4120 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz).

Intel Xeon W-1270E Characteristic Intel Celeron N4120
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
4.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.60 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 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 Xeon W-1270E Characteristic Intel Celeron N4120
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 600
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 12
192 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 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 P630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 600
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 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-1270E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N4120 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon W-1270E Characteristic Intel Celeron N4120
DDR4-2933 Memory , DDR4-2400
128 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
16.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 6
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon W-1270E has a TDP of 80 W, that of the Intel Celeron N4120 is 6 W.

Intel Xeon W-1270E Characteristic Intel Celeron N4120
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.8 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1270E has a 16.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron N4120 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Xeon W-1270E Characteristic Intel Celeron N4120
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1200 Socket BGA 1090
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q4/2019
367 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1341 (100%)
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
448 (33%)

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 Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
8559 (100%)
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1478 (17%)

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 Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.70 GHz
134 (29%)

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 Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
18639 (100%)
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2542 (14%)

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 Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
362 (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 Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1076 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
165 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
407 (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 Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
77 (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 Xeon W-1270E Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Celeron N4120
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
197 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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