Intel Celeron N4020C Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-21

The Intel Celeron N4020C is a 2 core processor. It can handle 2 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q1/2021. The Intel Celeron N4020C is based on the 9. generation of the Intel Celeron series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1090. The Intel Celeron N4020C scores 486 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 860 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Celeron N4020C belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Celeron N4020C.
Name:	Intel Celeron N4020C
Family:	Intel Celeron (165)
CPU group:	Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11)
Architecture:	Gemini Lake
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	9
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Celeron N4020C clock with 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 2
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	2.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (2 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel UHD Graphics 600, the Intel Celeron N4020C has an build in graphic solution. It has 12 SM processors, which have a total of 96 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel UHD Graphics 600
GPU frequency:	0.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.65 GHz
Compute units:	12
Shader:	96
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q4/2017

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	8 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Celeron N4020C supports up to 8 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s.

LPDDR4-2400 DDR4-2400	38.4 GB/s 38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory:	8 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 6
PCIe Bandwidth:	3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Celeron N4020C has a TDP of 6 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	6 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	4.8 W
Tjunction max.:	105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N4020C has a 4.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1090
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q1/2021
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Celeron N4020C
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Celeron N4020C have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	AMD A8-6500 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	489
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz	489
	Intel Celeron J4025 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	488
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	486
	Intel Core2 Duo E8600 2C 2T @ 3.33 GHz	486
	Intel Celeron N4020 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	486
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	486

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.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	864
	Intel Pentium B970 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	862
	MediaTek MT8176 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	861
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	860
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	860
	MediaTek Helio P23 8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	859
	Intel Atom x7-Z8750 4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz	855

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.


	MediaTek Helio G80 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	406
	HiSilicon Kirin 960 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	403
	Intel Pentium 2020M 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	403
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	402
	Intel Celeron N4020 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	402
	Intel Pentium B970 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	401
	Intel Celeron J4005 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	396

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 Atom C3508 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	711
	Intel Pentium B970 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	711
	AMD Athlon 5350 4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz	708
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	705
	MediaTek Helio P23 8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	705
	Nintendo Switch 8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz	702
	Intel Core i3-3227U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	697

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 N3350 Intel HD Graphics 500 @ 0.65 GHz	125
	Intel Celeron N4000 Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz	125
	Intel Celeron N4020 Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz	125
	Intel Celeron N4020C Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.65 GHz	125
	HiSilicon Kirin 955 ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz	122
	HiSilicon Kirin 950 ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz	122
	HiSilicon Kirin 810 ARM Mali-G52 MP6 @ 0.85 GHz	122

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.


	AMD A4-9120C 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	1545
	MediaTek Helio P23 8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	1543
	AMD A6-6420K 2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz	1542
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1535
	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	1532
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400 4C 4T @ 2.13 GHz	1529
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1529

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.


	AMD A12-9720P 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	76
	Intel Core i5-4200Y 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	76
	Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	76
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	75
	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	75
	Intel Celeron N4020 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	75
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	75

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 i3-4020Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	145
	Intel Pentium N3510 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	145
	Intel Pentium N3700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	145
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	144
	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	144
	Intel Celeron N4020 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	144
	Intel Pentium N3520 4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz	143

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

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