Intel Celeron G4900T vs Intel Pentium G6960

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G4900T 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.

Intel Celeron G4900T

Intel Pentium G6960

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G4900T

Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3.9x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16.38 GB
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1750 vs 1279
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2252 vs 1433

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16.38 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1750 vs 1279
PassMark - CPU mark	2252 vs 1433

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G4900T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1750

1279

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2252

1433

Name	Intel Celeron G4900T	Intel Pentium G6960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1750	1279
PassMark - CPU mark	2252	1433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1957
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3379

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G4900T	Intel Pentium G6960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Clarkdale
Launch date	Q2'18	January 2011
Place in performance rating	1501	1530
Processor Number	G4900T	G6960
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	2.5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C	72.6°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		81 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.93 GHz
Transistor count		382 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1066
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E93
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	533 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 610	Integrated
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	1.80 GHz
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	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	73 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)