Intel Celeron N4000C vs Intel Core i5-520UM

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4000C and Intel Core i5-520UM 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron N4000C

Intel Core i5-520UM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4000C

Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 18 Watt
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1004 vs 699
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1406 vs 908

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 1.87 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 18 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1004 vs 699
PassMark - CPU mark	1406 vs 908

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-520UM

2 more threads: 4 vs 2

Number of threads	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4000C
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-520UM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1004

699

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1406

908

Name	Intel Celeron N4000C	Intel Core i5-520UM
PassMark - Single thread mark	1004	699
PassMark - CPU mark	1406	908
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1199
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2265

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4000C	Intel Core i5-520UM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake	Arrandale
Launch date	Q2'19	4 January 2010
Place in performance rating	2264	2263
Processor Number	N4000C	i5-520UM
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$241
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	1.07 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	1.87 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3 800
Maximum memory bandwidth		12.8 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	500 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	18 Watt
Thermal Solution	105 °C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
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	1x16
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 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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)