Intel Celeron N4020C vs Intel Core i7-4600U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4020C and Intel Core i7-4600U 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron N4020C

Intel Core i7-4600U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4020C

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
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4600U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1657 vs 1117
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2722 vs 1534

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1657 vs 1117
PassMark - CPU mark	2722 vs 1534

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4020C
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4600U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1117

1657

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1534

2722

Name	Intel Celeron N4020C	Intel Core i7-4600U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1117	1657
PassMark - CPU mark	1534	2722
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		30.46
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.252
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		815
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2654
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		815
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2654

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4020C	Intel Core i7-4600U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'21	1 September 2013
Place in performance rating	2142	2131
Processor Number	N4020C	i7-4600U
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$398
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		181 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185	0xA16
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	8 GB	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
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	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.4	4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	No
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	4
Number of USB ports	8	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports	2	4
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
Integrated IDE
PCI support
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® AVX2
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
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™)