Intel Pentium G2120 vs Intel Celeron E1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120 and Intel Celeron E1600 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 G2120

Intel Celeron E1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1715 vs 916
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1892 vs 840

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs May 2009
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715 vs 916
PassMark - CPU mark	1892 vs 840

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1715

916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1892

840

Name	Intel Pentium G2120	Intel Celeron E1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1715	916
PassMark - CPU mark	1892	840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	590
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1057
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	32.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.074
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.296
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2524

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2120	Intel Celeron E1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	September 2012	May 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$88
Place in performance rating	2383	2406
Price now	$45.99
Processor Number	G2120	E1600
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	19.73
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	94 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (shared)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
Transistor count		105 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 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
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	65 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)