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Intel Celeron G4920

Intel Celeron G4920: Budget Processor for Basic Tasks. Full Review in 2025

Updated: April 2025

1. Main Characteristics: Architecture and Performance

Coffee Lake Architecture and 14 nm Process

The Intel Celeron G4920, released in 2018, belongs to the Coffee Lake family. Despite its age, as of 2025 it remains relevant in the budget segment due to its 14 nm manufacturing process and basic functionality. Key specifications include:

- 2 cores / 2 threads without Hyper-Threading support.

- Base frequency of 3.2 GHz, without Turbo Boost.

- 6 MB L3 cache — unusually high for a Celeron, which improves responsiveness in simple tasks.

- Integrated graphics Intel UHD 610 with a base frequency of 350 MHz (up to 1.05 GHz in turbo mode).

Performance:

- Geekbench 6: 672 (single-core), 1229 (multi-core). This is sufficient for office applications, browsing, and video playback.

- Weakness: lack of multi-threading. For example, running Discord + a browser with 10 tabs + antivirus may cause stuttering.

Key Features:

- Support for up to 64 GB DDR4-2400 (theoretically).

- Low power consumption (TDP 54W).

- Compatibility with Windows 11 (requires enabling Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 on the motherboard).

2. Compatible Motherboards

LGA 1151v2 Socket and 300 Series Chipsets

The processor only works with platforms based on LGA 1151v2 (not to be confused with the first version for Skylake/Kaby Lake!). Suitable chipsets include:

- H310 — minimal functionality, 2 RAM slots, no overclocking (price: $50–70).

- B360 — more USB ports, support for M.2 NVMe (example: MSI B360M PRO-VDH, $80–100).

- Z370/Z390 — excessive for Celeron, but suitable for upgrading to Core i5/i7 (price: $120–150).

Important:

- A BIOS update may be required for newer boards (for example, ASRock H310CM-HDV with BIOS version P4.20+).

- Mini-ITX boards are suitable for compact builds (for example, ASUS ROG Strix Z390-I, but this is a luxury for a Celeron).

3. Supported Memory: Only DDR4

The Celeron G4920 works only with DDR4-2400 (official support).

- Dual-channel mode — critically important for integrated graphics. For example, 2×4 GB provides +15% more FPS in games compared to 1×8 GB.

- Maximum capacity: depends on the motherboard. On H310 — up to 32 GB, on B360/Z390 — up to 64 GB.

Advice: As of 2025, DDR4-2400 is inexpensive (8 GB — $25, 16 GB — $45). Choose modules with heat spreaders only for aesthetics; heating is not critical.

4. Power Supply: Minimum Requirements

With a TDP of 54W and no discrete graphics card, the system requires a power supply of 300–400W. Examples:

- EVGA 400W ($35) — for basic builds.

- Corsair CX450 ($55) — with an 80 Plus Bronze certification and headroom for upgrades.

Important:

- When adding a graphics card (for example, GTX 1650), choose a PSU of 450–500W.

- Avoid no-name PSUs — unstable voltage can damage components.

5. Pros and Cons

Advantages:

- Price: new processor costs $45–55 (as of April 2025), cheaper than competitors like the AMD Athlon 3000G ($65).

- Energy efficiency: ideal for a PC running 24/7 (for example, a home media center).

- Integrated graphics: UHD 610 handles 4K video via HDMI 1.4.

Disadvantages:

- 2 cores without Hyper-Threading: multitasking is limited.

- Outdated process technology: 14 nm vs. 7 nm of Ryzen 3 5300G.

- No PCIe 4.0/5.0 — speed of NVMe SSD will be limited.

6. Use Scenarios

Office and Multimedia

- Microsoft Office, Google Workspace: works without issues.

- Streaming video: YouTube 4K, Netflix — UHD 610 supports hardware decoding for H.265.

- Audio projects: Audacity, basic editing in FL Studio.

Gaming

- Older titles: Half-Life 2, Minecraft (30–40 FPS on medium settings).

- Indie games: Stardew Valley, Terraria — comfortable performance.

- Streaming via Moonlight/Steam Link: if the main PC is in another room.

What to Avoid:

- Modern games (Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2).

- Video editing in DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro.

7. Comparison with Competitors

AMD Athlon 3000G ($65):

- 2 cores / 4 threads, Vega 3 (20% faster than UHD 610).

- Supports DDR4-2666.

- Conclusion: better for light gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G5600 ($75):

- 2 cores / 4 threads, UHD 630.

- Geekbench 6 Multi-Core: ~1600.

- Conclusion: worth paying extra for multi-threading.

8. Practical Assembly Tips

- SSD is essential: Kingston A400 240 GB ($30) eliminates "slowdowns" when booting the OS.

- Cooling: stock cooler is sufficient — even under 100% load, temperature does not exceed 65°C.

- Case: Mini-ITX (Fractal Design Node 304) for a compact media center.

Example build for $250:

- Processor: Celeron G4920 ($50).

- Motherboard: ASRock H310CM-HDV ($60).

- Memory: 8 GB DDR4-2400 ($25).

- Storage: 256 GB NVMe SSD ($35).

- PSU: EVGA 400W ($35).

- Case: Deepcool MATREXX 30 ($45).

9. Final Conclusion: Who is the Celeron G4920 Suitable For?

This processor is a choice for:

- Office PCs: working with documents, emails, video calls.

- Home theaters: 4K video, streaming.

- Parents/students: safety (low power prevents running "heavy" games).

Alternatives:

- If the budget allows $70–100 — Pentium Gold or Athlon 3000G.

- For gaming — at least Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 5 5500.

Conclusion: The Celeron G4920 remains a niche solution in 2025, but at its price ($45–55), it is one of the most affordable options for basic tasks.

Basic

Label Name

Intel

Platform

Desktop

Launch Date

April 2018

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

G4920

Code Name

Coffee Lake

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Basic Frequency

3.20 GHz

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it, and increased energy efficiency when you don’t.

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.

L3 Cache

6 MB

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCLGA1151

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

14 nm

TDP

54 W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

3.0

Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

Intel 64

Intel® 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop and mobile platforms when combined with supporting software.¹ Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory.

Yes

Instruction Set

The instruction set is a hard program stored inside the CPU that guides and optimizes CPU operations. With these instruction sets, the CPU can run more efficiently. There are many manufacturers that design CPUs, which results in different instruction sets, such as the 8086 instruction set for the Intel camp and the RISC instruction set for the ARM camp. x86, ARM v8, and MIPS are all codes for instruction sets. Instruction sets can be extended; for example, x86 added 64-bit support to create x86-64. Manufacturers developing CPUs that are compatible with a certain instruction set need authorization from the instruction set patent holder. A typical example is Intel authorizing AMD, enabling the latter to develop CPUs compatible with the x86 instruction set.

64-bit

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

Up to 1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8+2x4

Memory Specifications

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

DDR4-2400

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

64 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

8 GT/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

37.5 GB/s

ECC Memory Supported

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Intel® UHD Graphics 610

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

350 MHz

Graphics Frequency

Graphics max dynamic frequency refers to the maximum opportunistic graphics render clock frequency (in MHz) that can be supported using Intel® HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency feature.

1.05 GHz

Graphics Video Max Memory

64 GB

4K Support

Yes | at 60Hz

DirectX Support

DirectX* Support indicates support for a specific version of Microsoft’s collection of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for handling multimedia compute tasks.

Max Resolution (HDMI)

Max Resolution (HDMI) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the HDMI interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096x2304@24Hz

Max Resolution (DP)

Max Resolution (DP) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the DP interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096x2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)

Max Resolution (Integrated Flat Panel) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor for a device with an integrated flat panel (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your device.

4096x2304@60Hz

Number of Displays Supported

Miscellaneous

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. It offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium® processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.

Yes

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Intel® Standard Manageability is the manageability solution for Intel vPro® Essentials platforms and is a subset of Intel® AMT with out-of-band management over Ethernet and Wi-Fi, but no KVM or new life cycle management features.

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology is an advanced means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-conservation needs of mobile systems. Conventional Intel SpeedStep® Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage and Frequency Changes, and Clock Partitioning and Recovery.

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Cache

CPU Cache is an area of fast memory located on the processor. Intel® Smart Cache refers to the architecture that allows all cores to dynamically share access to the last level cache.

2 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Intel AES New Instructions

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Intel® Device Protection Technology with Boot Guard helps protect the system’s pre-OS environment from viruses and malicious software attacks.

Yes

Intel Clear Video HD Technology

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, like its predecessor, Intel® Clear Video Technology, is a suite of image decode and processing technologies built into the integrated processor graphics that improve video playback, delivering cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, and vivid colors, and a clear and stable video picture. Intel® Clear Video HD Technology adds video quality enhancements for richer color and more realistic skin tones.

Yes

Intel Clear Video Technology

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel® Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory and power overhead costs and increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.

Yes

Intel InTru 3D Technology

Yes

Intel OS Guard

Yes

OpenGL Support

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.

4.5

Intel Quick Sync Video

Intel® Quick Sync Video delivers fast conversion of video for portable media players, online sharing, and video editing and authoring.

Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6

Single Core Score

672

Geekbench 6

Multi Core Score

1229

Geekbench 5

Single Core Score

744

Geekbench 5

Multi Core Score

1296

Passmark CPU

Single Core Score

1964

Passmark CPU

Multi Core Score

2500

Compared to Other CPU

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon E5-2630L

798 +18.8%

Pentium Gold G5400

730 +8.6%

Celeron G4920

672

Core i7-2600

638 -5.1%

Xeon X5690

598 -11%

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Core i5-4210U

1538 +25.1%

Ryzen Embedded R1600

1401 +14%

Celeron G4920

1229

Athlon X4 750K

1089 -11.4%

Xeon E5-2630L v2

970 -21.1%

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Atom x7425E

783 +5.2%

Ryzen 5 3550H

766 +3%

Celeron G4920

744

Core i5-6500T

731 -1.7%

Core i5-3350P

709 -4.7%

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Xeon E5-2640 v2

1447 +11.7%

Core i3-2120

1374 +6%

Celeron G4920

1296

Athlon Gold 3150C

1212 -6.5%

Pentium G3250T

1126 -13.1%

Passmark CPU Single Core

Xeon E5-1620 v3

2017 +2.7%

Xeon D-2752TER

1990 +1.3%

Celeron G4920

1964

Ryzen Embedded R2312

1943 -1.1%

Xeon E5-2686 v3

1910 -2.7%

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Core i3-4130T

2877 +15.1%

Core i5-3340M

2696 +7.8%

Celeron G4920

2500

Core i7-3537U

2320 -7.2%

Celeron J3455E

2193 -12.3%