Intel Celeron N4120
VS
AMD Athlon II X2 340
Intel Celeron N4120
VS
AMD Athlon II X2 340

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Celeron N4120 and AMD Athlon II X2 340? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Celeron N4120 or AMD Athlon II X2 340? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

1.10 GHz
Frequency
3.20 GHz
4
CPU Cores
2
2.60 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.60 GHz
4
CPU Threads
2
Turbo (2 Cores)
3.60 GHz
No
Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
Yes
2.50 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Celeron N4120 or AMD Athlon II X2 340. 

Intel UHD Graphics 600
GPU name
0.20 GHz
GPU frequency
0.70 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
9.5
Generation
12
DirectX Version
12
Execution units
96
Shader
8 GB
Max. Memory
--
3
Max. displays
14 nm
Technology
Q4/2017
Release date

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
No
Decode / Encode
JPEG
No
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
No
Decode / Encode
h265 10bit
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
No
Decode / Encode
VP9
No
Decode
VC-1
No
Decode / Encode
AVC
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-2400LPDDR4-2400
Memory type
DDR3-1600
2
Memory channels
1
No
ECC
No
2.0
PCIe version
6
PCIe lanes

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
No

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

6 W
TDP
65 W
--
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

4.00 MB
L3-Cache
1.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
32 nm
Gemini Lake Refresh
Architecture
Trinity
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
AMD-V
BGA 1090
Socket
FM2
Q4/2019
Release date
Q4/2012
Market price
ca. 30 $

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Celeron N4120
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Athlon II X2 340