Intel Celeron N4120 vs Intel Pentium 2129Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4120 and Intel Pentium 2129Y 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 Pentium 2129Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4120

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 136% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 10 Watt
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1079 vs 564
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2475 vs 587

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs 1 January 2013
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 1.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	224 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 10 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1079 vs 564
PassMark - CPU mark	2475 vs 587

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2129Y

4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB

Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4120
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 2129Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1079

564

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2475

587

Name	Intel Celeron N4120	Intel Pentium 2129Y
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	1079	564
PassMark - CPU mark	2475	587
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1830

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4120	Intel Pentium 2129Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	1 January 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$150
Place in performance rating	2400	2406
Processor Number	N4120	2129Y
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$134
Value for money (0-100)		2.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	1.10 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	1.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		118 mm
L3 cache		2 MB
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	850 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
CRT
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	31mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W	7 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	10 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	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)
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)