Intel Celeron G4950 vs Intel Core i7-4770S

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G4950 and Intel Core i7-4770S 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G4950

  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.35°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 71.35°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770S

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2123 vs 2041
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6747 vs 2714
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2123 vs 2041
PassMark - CPU mark 6747 vs 2714

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G4950
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2041
2123
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2714
6747
Name Intel Celeron G4950 Intel Core i7-4770S
PassMark - Single thread mark 2041 2123
PassMark - CPU mark 2714 6747
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 875
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3187
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 80.896
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.8
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1154
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4042
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4377
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1154
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4042
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4377

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G4950 Intel Core i7-4770S

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Haswell
Launch date Q2'19 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $52 $329
Place in performance rating 1274 1285
Processor Number G4950 i7-4770S
Series Intel Celeron Processor G Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $249.99
Value for money (0-100) 11.00

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 3.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s 5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 2 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 71.35°C
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
Die size 177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 71 °C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E93 0x412
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 610 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.5 4.3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W) PCG 2013C
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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
Anti-Theft technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)