Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Celeron 420 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Cores: 1 Threads: 1

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 1 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 512 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 420 @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 3.36

Overall Rank:
4760th fastest in multithreading out of 4952 CPUs
4372nd fastest in single threading out of 4952 CPUs
1358th fastest in out of 1404 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $69.95 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

235

Single Thread Rating

471

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Samples: 104*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 450
Thread: 547

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math	504 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	557 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	NA
Random String Sorting	825 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	76.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	4,943 KBytes/Sec
Physics	32 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	78 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	471 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of January 2025

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of January 2025.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$69.95 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,866
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,400
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,076
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,577
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,879
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,224
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,727
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,614
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,154
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz		235

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		200.75
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.61
Intel Core i9-12900K		147.88
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		134.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.73
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.31
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz		3.36
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,152
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,925
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz		471

Last 4 Baselines for Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1545863 - Apr 07 2022		475
BL1506869 - Jan 31 2022		161
BL1426829 - Jul 13 2021		223
BL1380811 - Mar 11 2021		264

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz
As of 29th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz		235
AMD Sempron 3400+ vs Intel Celeron 420		292 (+24.3%)
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ vs Intel Celeron 420		262 (+11.4%)
AMD Sempron 2500+ vs Intel Celeron 420		207 (-12.1%)
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ vs Intel Celeron 420		195 (-17.0%)
AMD Sempron 3100+ vs Intel Celeron 420		298 (+26.6%)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ vs Intel Celeron 420		195 (-17.0%)
AMD Sempron 2200+ vs Intel Celeron 420		184 (-21.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ vs Intel Celeron 420		377 (+60.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ vs Intel Celeron 420		292 (+24.3%)
Intel Celeron 430 @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Celeron 420		289 (+22.8%)
AMD Sempron 2800+ vs Intel Celeron 420		243 (+3.2%)
AMD Sempron 2300+ vs Intel Celeron 420		207 (-12.1%)

Is the Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,870
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,684
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,611
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,311
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,852
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,558
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,472
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,336
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,120
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,080
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,906
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz		93

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