Intel Celeron N4000C vs Intel Pentium A1020

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4000C and Intel Pentium A1020 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 Pentium A1020

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4000C

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 10 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 995 vs 726
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1397 vs 1249

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 10 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	995 vs 726
PassMark - CPU mark	1397 vs 1249

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium A1020

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4000C
CPU 2: Intel Pentium A1020

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

995

726

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1397

1249

Name	Intel Celeron N4000C	Intel Pentium A1020
PassMark - Single thread mark	995	726
PassMark - CPU mark	1397	1249
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1081
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2817

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4000C	Intel Pentium A1020
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake	Bay Trail
Launch date	Q2'19	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	2180	2173
Processor Number	N4000C	A1020
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 1000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.41 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3L 1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	688 MHz
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	896 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		896 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	25mm X 27mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1170
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	10 Watt
Thermal Solution	105 °C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8	5
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	X4, X2, X1
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0 and 2.0
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)