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Celeron N4120 vs Core i7-920


Description
The N4120 is based on Goldmont Plus architecture while the i7-920 is based on Nehalem Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N4120 gets a score of 46.2 k points while the i7-920 gets 47.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-920 is 1 times faster than the N4120. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
706a8
106a5
Core
Gemini Lake
Bloomfield
Architecture
Goldmont Plus
Base frecuency
1.1 GHz
2.667 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.993 GHz
Socket
BGA 1090
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
6 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
November 2019
November 2008
Mean monothread perf.
18.9k points
16.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.17k points
47.2k 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
i7-920
Test#1 (Integers)
5.94k
6.12k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
7.51k
4.76k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.78k
2.78k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.67k
2.67k (x1)
TOTAL
18.9k
16.33k (x0.86)

Multithread

N4120

i7-920
Test#1 (Integers)
15.02k
19.26k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
19.77k
14.96k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.71k
8.05k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.67k
4.92k (x1.34)
TOTAL
46.17k
47.2k (x1.02)

Performance/W
N4120
i7-920
Test#1 (Integers)
2503 points/W
148 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3294 points/W
115 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1286 points/W
62 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
611 points/W
38 points/W
TOTAL
7694 points/W
363 points/W

Performance/GHz
N4120
i7-920
Test#1 (Integers)
2286 points/GHz
2044 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2887 points/GHz
1591 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1069 points/GHz
930 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1029 points/GHz
891 points/GHz
TOTAL
7271 points/GHz
5457 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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