Intel Celeron J4125 vs Intel Core i3-3120M

Celeron J4125 vs Core i3-3120M benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Celeron J4125 performs better than the Core i3-3120M. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-3120M in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Celeron J4125 has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-3120M that has 2 cores. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-3120M has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Celeron J4125. A Celeron J4125 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-3120M CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Celeron J4125 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.