Intel Celeron J3060 vs Intel Pentium G3420

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J3060 and Intel Pentium G3420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality. 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).

Intel Celeron J3060

Intel Pentium G3420

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J3060

Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
8.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 53 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 53 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 635
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1979 vs 676
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 653 vs 205
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1221 vs 352

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1767 vs 635
PassMark - CPU mark	1979 vs 676
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	653 vs 205
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1221 vs 352

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J3060
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

635

1767

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

676

1979

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

205

653

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

352

1221

Name	Intel Celeron J3060	Intel Pentium G3420
PassMark - Single thread mark	635	1767
PassMark - CPU mark	676	1979
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	205	653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	352	1221
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		61.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.386
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3053

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron J3060	Intel Pentium G3420
Essentials
Architecture codename	Braswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	September 2013
Place in performance rating	3095	1865
Processor Number	J3060	G3420
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$252
Price now		$109.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.12
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	2.48 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	320 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	8 GB	1.7 GB
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
DVI
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	Yes	11.1/12
OpenGL	Yes	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	53 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	5
PCI Express revision	2.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Total number of SATA ports	5
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz