Intel Core i3-7020U vs Intel Celeron N5095

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i3-7020U vs Intel Celeron N5095 and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Blender, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, 3DMark, MATLAB, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, AIDA64, WPrime, Prime95, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, 7zip.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Apex Legends
Watch Dogs Legion
Valheim
Halo Infinite
Death Stranding
Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
DOOM: Eternal
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Grand Theft Auto V
Borderlands 3
Fallout 76
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Cyberpunk 2077
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Celeron N5095 or Intel Core i3-7020U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-7020U

50%

Celeron N5095

51%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Celeron N5095 is 1% better than Core i3-7020U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-7020U

50%

Celeron N5095

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	90.2
Valorant	101.7	102.5
Cyberpunk 2077	56.9	57.4
Apex Legends	95.6	96.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.2	76.8
Overwatch	82.3	83.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.1	70.7
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.2
Warzone	79.3	79.9
Assassin's Creed	85.4	86.1
Valheim	84.4	85.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-7020U

144%

Celeron N5095

132%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-7020U is more energy efficient than the Celeron N5095 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-7020U	Intel Celeron N5095
Cinbench 15 Single-core	94	103
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	227	273
Cinbench 20 Single-core	258	222
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	609	663
Cinbench 23 Single-core	434	481
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1682	1764

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-7020U	Intel Celeron N5095
Single-Core	1328	1448
Multi-Core	2586	3571

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-7020U	Intel Celeron N5095
Single-Core	648	597
Multi-Core	1432	2119

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-7020U	Intel Celeron N5095
Announcement date	July 07, 2018	January 11, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FC-BGA1356, FCBGA1356	FCBGA1338
Core name	Kaby Lake	Jasper Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	11
Turbo Frequency		2.9 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	1700 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	32 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	3 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-7020U is 13% better than Celeron N5095 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Celeron N5095 has 2 more core than Core i3-7020U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-7020U is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron N5095 is better: 25
The summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i3-7020U and Intel Celeron N5095 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-7020U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-7020U specs and review.

Intel Celeron N5095 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Celeron N5095 specs and review.