Intel Pentium G2020 vs Intel Celeron 450

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2020 and Intel Celeron 450 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 - 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G2020

Intel Celeron 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2020

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 32% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1555 vs 747
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1690 vs 426

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2013 vs August 2008
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1555 vs 747
PassMark - CPU mark	1690 vs 426

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 450

Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 963 vs 533

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	963 vs 533
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	971 vs 968

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2020
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1555

747

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1690

426

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

963

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

971

Name	Intel Pentium G2020	Intel Celeron 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1555	747
PassMark - CPU mark	1690	426
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	533	963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968	971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.24
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2000
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2000

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2020	Intel Celeron 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	January 2013	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
Place in performance rating	2514	2482
Price now	$32.86	$29.99
Processor Number	G2020	450
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	24.78	6.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	94 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	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
Transistor count		105 million
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
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)	55 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)