Intel Celeron G460 vs Intel Celeron 420

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G460 and Intel Celeron 420 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).

Intel Celeron G460

Intel Celeron 420

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G460

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 65.5°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 699 vs 471
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 469 vs 235
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1441 vs 883
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1749 vs 834

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2011 vs June 2007
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	699 vs 471
PassMark - CPU mark	469 vs 235
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1441 vs 883
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1749 vs 834

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 420

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G460
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

699

471

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

469

235

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1441

883

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

834

Name	Intel Celeron G460	Intel Celeron 420
PassMark - Single thread mark	699	471
PassMark - CPU mark	469	235
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1441	883
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1749	834
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.672
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.071

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G460	Intel Celeron 420
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	December 2011	June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	$23
Place in performance rating	2735	2728
Price now	$65	$39.99
Processor Number	G460	420
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	4.66	3.31
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	1536 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	105 million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		60 °C
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	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	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)