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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 3.30

Overall Rank:
5262nd fastest in multithreading out of 5447 CPUs
4841st fastest in single threading out of 5447 CPUs
1432nd fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
231
Single Thread Rating
464
%
Samples: 107*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 450
Thread: 547
%Single 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 Math584 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math549 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers1 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting752 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption71.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression4,963 KBytes/Sec
Physics31 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions83 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread464 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of November 2025


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of November 2025.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$69.95 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Intel NUC 11 Essential Atlas Canyon Intel Celeron Processor N4505 NUC11ATKC2 Mini PC 2.0 GHz - 2.9 GHz Burst, 2 core, 2 Thread, 10W,Intel UHD Graphics, 450 – 750 MHz Burst(8G RAM 256G SSD) Intel NUC 11 Essential Atlas Canyon Intel Celeron Processor N4505 NUC11ATKC2 Mini PC 2.0 GHz - 2.9 GHz Burst, 2 core, 2 Thread, 10W,Intel UHD Graphics, 450 – 750 MHz Burst(8G RAM 256G SSD) $269.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,416
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,959
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,518
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,116
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz
231
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
265.57
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
170.70
Intel Core i5-12400F
153.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
144.83
Intel Core i9-14900K
127.60
Intel Core i9-13900K
104.32
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
47.80
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz
3.30
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 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,603
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,561
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz
464
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2875197 - Aug 31 2025
137
BL2874308 - Aug 31 2025
194
BL2586117 - Apr 27 2025
343
BL1545863 - Apr 07 2022
475
BL1506869 - Jan 31 2022
161
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz
231
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ vs Intel Celeron 420
262 (+13.5%)
AMD Sempron 2500+ vs Intel Celeron 420
207 (-10.4%)
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ vs Intel Celeron 420
195 (-15.4%)
AMD Sempron 3400+ vs Intel Celeron 420
292 (+26.7%)
AMD Sempron 3100+ vs Intel Celeron 420
298 (+29.1%)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ vs Intel Celeron 420
195 (-15.4%)
AMD Sempron 2200+ vs Intel Celeron 420
184 (-20.4%)
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ vs Intel Celeron 420
176 (-23.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ vs Intel Celeron 420
377 (+63.3%)
AMD Sempron 2800+ vs Intel Celeron 420
243 (+5.2%)
AMD Sempron 2300+ vs Intel Celeron 420
207 (-10.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 vs Intel Celeron 420
404 (+75.2%)

Is the Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,414
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,135
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,252
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,506
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,622
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,498
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,487
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,413
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz
92