Intel Core i3-2130 vs Intel Celeron 420

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2130 and Intel Celeron 420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 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).

Intel Core i3-2130

Intel Celeron 420

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2130

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 113% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1570 vs 471
8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2061 vs 235
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1276 vs 834

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs June 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570 vs 471
PassMark - CPU mark	2061 vs 235
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1276 vs 834

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 420

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 883 vs 578

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	883 vs 578

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2130
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1570

471

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2061

235

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

578

883

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1276

834

Name	Intel Core i3-2130	Intel Celeron 420
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570	471
PassMark - CPU mark	2061	235
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	578	883
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1276	834
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	37.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.425

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2130	Intel Celeron 420
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	September 2011	June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$123	$23
Place in performance rating	2749	2742
Price now	$69.99	$39.99
Processor Number	i3-2130	420
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	17.09	3.31
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	73 °C	60 °C
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	504 million	105 million
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
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	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)