Intel Celeron N4020 vs AMD PRO A12-9800B

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4020 and AMD PRO A12-9800B 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, 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).

Intel Celeron N4020

AMD PRO A12-9800B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4020

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs 24 October 2016
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-9800B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1414 vs 1143
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2706 vs 1551

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1414 vs 1143
PassMark - CPU mark	2706 vs 1551

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4020
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-9800B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1143

1414

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1551

2706

Name	Intel Celeron N4020	AMD PRO A12-9800B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143	1414
PassMark - CPU mark	1551	2706
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	462
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	462
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	972
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	972
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1769
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1769
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		411
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.869
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		208.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		22.379
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.766

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4020	AMD PRO A12-9800B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	24 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2232	1270
Processor Number	N4020
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM980BADY44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Die size		250 mm
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	758 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600	R7
Enduro
iGPU core count		8
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
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	12
OpenGL	4.4
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12 Watt/15 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
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)
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
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0