Intel Celeron G1620 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1620 and Intel Pentium E5300 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron G1620

Intel Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1620

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1454 vs 1024
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1571 vs 921
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 470 vs 316
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 878 vs 554

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2012 vs November 2008
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1454 vs 1024
PassMark - CPU mark	1571 vs 921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878 vs 554

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1620
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1454

1024

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1571

921

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

470

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

878

554

Name	Intel Celeron G1620	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1454	1024
PassMark - CPU mark	1571	921
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878	554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.933
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1528
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1528

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1620	Intel Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	December 2012	November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$208	$64
Place in performance rating	2730	2726
Price now	$153.59	$15.40
Processor Number	G1620	E5300
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.95	29.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	94 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Maximum core temperature		74.1°C
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	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 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
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)