Intel Pentium G2030 vs Intel Celeron 430

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2030 and Intel Celeron 430 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G2030

Intel Celeron 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2030

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1610 vs 616
6.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1759 vs 288
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 968 vs 868

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610 vs 616
PassMark - CPU mark	1759 vs 288
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968 vs 868

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 430

Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 907 vs 548

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907 vs 548

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2030
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1610

616

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

288

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

548

907

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

868

Name	Intel Pentium G2030	Intel Celeron 430
PassMark - Single thread mark	1610	616
PassMark - CPU mark	1759	288
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	548	907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968	868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.195
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.897
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.318
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1841
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1841

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2030	Intel Celeron 430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	Q2'13	June 2007
Place in performance rating	2625	2623
Processor Number	G2030	430
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Price now		$16.52
Value for money (0-100)		8.72
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Die size		77 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
Maximum core temperature		60.4°C
Maximum frequency		1.8 GHz
Transistor count		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 1333/1600	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic 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
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)