Intel Celeron G1610 vs Intel Celeron G550

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1610 and Intel Celeron G550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron G1610

Intel Celeron G550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1610

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1376 vs 1210
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1518 vs 1259
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 482 vs 454
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 900 vs 863

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2012 vs June 2012
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1376 vs 1210
PassMark - CPU mark	1518 vs 1259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	482 vs 454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	900 vs 863

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1610
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1376

1210

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1518

1259

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

482

454

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

900

863

Name	Intel Celeron G1610	Intel Celeron G550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1376	1210
PassMark - CPU mark	1518	1259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	482	454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	900	863
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	22.539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1768
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1768

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1610	Intel Celeron G550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	December 2012	June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$388	$80
Place in performance rating	2488	2472
Price now	$24.99	$19.99
Processor Number	G1610	G550
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	29.34	33.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	94 mm	131 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333	DDR3 1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)