Intel Celeron N4120 vs Intel Core i7-620LM

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4120 and Intel Core i7-620LM 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron N4120

Intel Core i7-620LM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4120

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1088 vs 1050
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2476 vs 1440

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs 4 January 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1088 vs 1050
PassMark - CPU mark	2476 vs 1440

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-620LM

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.60 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4120
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-620LM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1088

1050

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2476

1440

Name	Intel Celeron N4120	Intel Core i7-620LM
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	1088	1050
PassMark - CPU mark	2476	1440
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		333
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		704

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4120	Intel Core i7-620LM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Arrandale
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	4 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$300
Place in performance rating	2325	2580
Processor Number	N4120	i7-620LM
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L3 cache		4096 KB
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	266 MHz
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	566 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		566 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	2
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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	1x16
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)