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: 3.30

Overall Rank:
5529th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
4959th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
1497th fastest in out of 1554 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 Math	584 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	549 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	1 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	752 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	71.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	4,963 KBytes/Sec
Physics	31 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	83 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	464 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,444
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,279
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,939
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,584
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,082
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz		231

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.59
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz		3.30
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
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 18th of February 2026 - 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 Athlon 2500+ vs Intel Celeron 420		243 (+5.5%)
AMD Athlon 4 vs Intel Celeron 420		182 (-21.2%)
AMD Sempron 3400+ vs Intel Celeron 420		292 (+26.7%)
AMD Athlon 2200+ vs Intel Celeron 420		236 (+2.4%)
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		367 (+59.2%)

Is the Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,377
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,780
Intel Celeron 420 @ 1.60GHz		92

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