Intel Celeron N4120 vs Intel Core i7-940XM

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4120 and Intel Core i7-940XM 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4120

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 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 45 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 9.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 55 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2485 vs 2209
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Nov 2019 vs 1 June 2010
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2485 vs 2209

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-940XM

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1139 vs 1086
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.33 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 224 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1139 vs 1086

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4120
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-940XM

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1086
1139
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2485
2209
Name Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Core i7-940XM
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 1086 1139
PassMark - CPU mark 2485 2209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1709

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron N4120 Intel Core i7-940XM

Essentials

Architecture codename Gemini Lake Refresh Clarksfield
Launch date 4 Nov 2019 1 June 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $107 $1,096
Place in performance rating 2397 2391
Processor Number N4120 i7-940XM
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 2.13 GHz
L1 cache 224 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 3.33 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 296 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz
L3 cache 8196 KB
Transistor count 774 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3185
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max frequency 700 MHz
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 600

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3

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 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 4.8 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1090 PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 55 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
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2 1x16, 2x8
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® SSE4.2
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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)