Intel Celeron N4020C vs Intel Celeron 2950M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4020C and Intel Celeron 2950M 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.

Intel Celeron N4020C

Intel Celeron 2950M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4020C

Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 37 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1534 vs 1234

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 37 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1534 vs 1234

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2950M

4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1143 vs 1118

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143 vs 1118

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4020C
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2950M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1118

1143

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1534

1234

Name	Intel Celeron N4020C	Intel Celeron 2950M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1118	1143
PassMark - CPU mark	1534	1234

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4020C	Intel Celeron 2950M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'21	1 October 2013
Place in performance rating	2137	2124
Processor Number	N4020C	2950M
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz
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 x 4.7mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	No
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 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
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
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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™)