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Celeron N4120 vs Pentium N3540


Description
The N4120 is based on Goldmont Plus architecture while the N3540 is based on Silvermont.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N4120 gets a score of 46.2 k points while the N3540 gets 37.5 k points.

Summarizing, the N4120 is 1.2 times faster than the N3540. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
706a8
30678
Core
Gemini Lake
Bay Trail-M
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.1 GHz
2.167 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.667 GHz
Socket
BGA 1090
BGA1170
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
6 W
7,5 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
4x32+4x24 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
kB
Date
November 2019
July 2014
Mean monothread perf.
18.9k points
10.72k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.17k points
37.5k 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
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
5.94k
4.97k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
7.51k
2.58k (x0.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.78k
1.98k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.67k
1.2k (x0.45)
TOTAL
18.9k
10.72k (x0.57)

Multithread

N4120

N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
15.02k
18.92k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
19.77k
9.67k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.71k
7.37k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.67k
1.54k (x0.42)
TOTAL
46.17k
37.5k (x0.81)

Performance/W
N4120
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
2503 points/W
2703 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3294 points/W
1382 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1286 points/W
1053 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
611 points/W
220 points/W
TOTAL
7694 points/W
5357 points/W

Performance/GHz
N4120
N3540
Test#1 (Integers)
2286 points/GHz
1864 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2887 points/GHz
967 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1069 points/GHz
741 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1029 points/GHz
448 points/GHz
TOTAL
7271 points/GHz
4020 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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