Intel Celeron J3160 vs Intel Pentium G645

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J3160 and Intel Pentium G645 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. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron J3160

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 69.1°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645

  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.24 GHz
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1340 vs 604
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1428 vs 1269
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 489 vs 208
  • Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 878 vs 682
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 2.24 GHz
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1340 vs 604
PassMark - CPU mark 1428 vs 1269
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 489 vs 208
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 878 vs 682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J3160
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G645

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
604
1340
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1269
1428
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
208
489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
682
878
Name Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Pentium G645
PassMark - Single thread mark 604 1340
PassMark - CPU mark 1269 1428
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 208 489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 682 878
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 559
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 917
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 559
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 917
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.806

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Pentium G645

Essentials

Architecture codename Braswell Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q1'16 September 2012
Place in performance rating 2592 2595
Processor Number J3160 G645
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Price now $95
Value for money (0-100) 8.01

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 2.24 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Transistor count 504 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L-1600 DDR3 1066
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s

Graphics

Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 320 MHz 850 MHz
Graphics max frequency 700 MHz 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 8 GB
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX Yes
OpenGL Yes

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm x 27mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt
Sockets supported FCLGA1155

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 5
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1
Total number of SATA ports 5
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access

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)