Intel Celeron G5900T vs Intel Pentium G640T

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G5900T and Intel Pentium G640T 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 G5900T

Intel Pentium G640T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5900T

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 54% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 65.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
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 maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1640 vs 1102
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2155 vs 1139

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs June 2012
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 65.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	2155 vs 1139

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640T

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G5900T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G640T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1640

1102

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2155

1139

Name	Intel Celeron G5900T	Intel Pentium G640T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640	1102
PassMark - CPU mark	2155	1139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2071
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3203

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G5900T	Intel Pentium G640T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$42
Place in performance rating	1583	1574
Processor Number	G5900T	G640T
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	65.0°C
Die size		131 mm
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Number of cores		2
Number of threads		2
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1066
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.10 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	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015B
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® 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® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)