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Celeron N4120 vs 4205U


Description
The N4120 is based on Goldmont Plus architecture while the 4205U is based on Whiskey Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N4120 gets a score of 46.2 k points while the 4205U gets 37.6 k points.

Summarizing, the N4120 is 1.2 times faster than the 4205U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
706a8
806ec
Core
Gemini Lake
Whiskey Lake-U
Base frecuency
1.1 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.6 GHz
1.8 GHz
Socket
BGA 1090
BGA 1528
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
6 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
2048 kB
Date
November 2019
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
18.9k points
20.61k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.17k points
37.61k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
N4120
4205U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.94k
6.53k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
7.51k
9.46k (x1.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.78k
2.28k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.67k
2.34k (x0.87)
TOTAL
18.9k
20.61k (x1.09)

Multithread

N4120

4205U
Test#1 (Integers)
15.02k
12.97k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
19.77k
18.12k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.71k
4.33k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.67k
2.18k (x0.6)
TOTAL
46.17k
37.61k (x0.81)

Performance/W
N4120
4205U
Test#1 (Integers)
2503 points/W
865 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3294 points/W
1208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1286 points/W
289 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
611 points/W
146 points/W
TOTAL
7694 points/W
2507 points/W

Performance/GHz
N4120
4205U
Test#1 (Integers)
2286 points/GHz
3629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2887 points/GHz
5255 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1069 points/GHz
1269 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1029 points/GHz
1298 points/GHz
TOTAL
7271 points/GHz
11451 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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