Intel Celeron G470 vs Intel Pentium E6600

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G470 and Intel Pentium E6600 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.

Intel Celeron G470

Intel Pentium E6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G470

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 65.5°C
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1222 vs 837
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1166 vs 570

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 65.5°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1222 vs 837
PassMark - CPU mark	1166 vs 570

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G470
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

837

1222

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

570

1166

Name	Intel Celeron G470	Intel Pentium E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	837	1222
PassMark - CPU mark	570	1166
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		666

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G470	Intel Pentium E6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	Q2'13	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2510	2523
Processor Number	G470	E6600
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$16
Price now		$100
Value for money (0-100)		5.53
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.5°C	74.1°C
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		82 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.06 GHz
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V – 1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 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
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)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® 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
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)