Intel Celeron G1850 vs Intel Pentium G6960

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1850 and Intel Pentium G6960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron G1850

Intel Pentium G6960

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1850

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 95% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16.38 GB
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1692 vs 1264
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1915 vs 1293

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2014 vs January 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16.38 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1692 vs 1264
PassMark - CPU mark	1915 vs 1293

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6960

Around 1% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 72°C
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1957 vs 605
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3379 vs 1054

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 72°C
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1957 vs 605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3379 vs 1054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1850
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1692

1264

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1915

1293

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

605

1957

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

3379

Name	Intel Celeron G1850	Intel Pentium G6960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1692	1264
PassMark - CPU mark	1915	1293
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	605	1957
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1054	3379
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1786
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1786
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3067
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3067

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1850	Intel Pentium G6960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Clarkdale
Launch date	May 2014	January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$101
Place in performance rating	1437	1458
Price now	$79.99
Processor Number	G1850	G6960
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.70
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	177 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million	382 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	533 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Integrated
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
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	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	73 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)