Intel Celeron N4120 vs AMD R-272F

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4120 and AMD R-272F 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: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Celeron N4120

AMD R-272F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4120

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
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 32 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2480 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs 21 May 2012
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	224 KB vs 96 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1089 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark	2480 vs 1215

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4120
CPU 2: AMD R-272F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1089

1087

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2480

1215

Name	Intel Celeron N4120	AMD R-272F
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	475
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	805
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1307
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1307
PassMark - Single thread mark	1089	1087
PassMark - CPU mark	2480	1215

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4120	AMD R-272F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Piledriver
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	21 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2325	2088
Processor Number	N4120
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	96 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	497 MHz
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	686 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Radeon HD 7520G
Number of pipelines		192
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	4
DVI
VGA
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11
OpenGL	4.4	4.2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AC MAC
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
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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)