Intel Core i5 8279U vs Intel Celeron N4120
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8279U with 4 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Celeron N4120 with 4 cores 1.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 8279U 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Newer PCIe version (3.0 vs 2.0)
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 1.1GHz)
Intel Celeron N4120 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (38.4GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Lower TDP (6W vs 28W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+144%
1085
Intel Celeron N4120
443
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+316%
4440
Intel Celeron N4120
1065
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+282%
1313
Intel Celeron N4120
343
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+336%
4465
Intel Celeron N4120
1022
Blender
Intel Core i5 8279U
+555%
59
Intel Celeron N4120
9
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+115%
951
Intel Celeron N4120
442
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+155%
3929
Intel Celeron N4120
1538
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+117%
2365
Intel Celeron N4120
1087
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8279U
+207%
7732
Intel Celeron N4120
2511
General Parameters
May 2019
Release Date
Nov 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Gemini Lake Refresh
i5-8279U
Processor Number
N4120
BGA-1528
Socket
BGA-1090
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 600
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
28 W
Power Consumption
6 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.1 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
24x
Multiplier
-
32 K per core
L1 Cache
32 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
4 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR4-2400
32 GB
Max Memory Size
8 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
200 MHz
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
700 MHz
384
Shader Units
96
48
Texture Units
12
6
Raster Operation Units
2
48
Execution Units
12
15 W
Power Consumption
5 W
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 30 Hz
0.81 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.14 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
2.0
16
PCIe Lanes
6
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2
