Intel Celeron J4125 vs Intel Core i7-2700K

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J4125 and Intel Core i7-2700K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J4125

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 72.6°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date 4 Nov 2019 vs October 2011
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2700K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
  • Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1816 vs 1162
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5722 vs 2958
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 224 KB
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1816 vs 1162
PassMark - CPU mark 5722 vs 2958

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J4125
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2700K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1162
1816
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2958
5722
Name Intel Celeron J4125 Intel Core i7-2700K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1162 1816
PassMark - CPU mark 2958 5722
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 458
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 458
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 871
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 871
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1558
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3277
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 66.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.557
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.935

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron J4125 Intel Core i7-2700K

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Refresh Sandy Bridge
Launch date 4 Nov 2019 October 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $107 $514
Place in performance rating 2288 2285
Processor Number J4125 i7-2700K
Series Intel Celeron Processor J Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $288.99
Value for money (0-100) 8.88

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 224 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 2.70 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1160 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3185 0x112
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 250 MHz 850 MHz
Graphics max frequency 750 MHz 1.35 GHz
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 600 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm x 24mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1090 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes 6 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)