Intel Pentium G2120T vs Intel Celeron G540T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G2120T and Intel Celeron G540T 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.

Intel Pentium G2120T

Intel Celeron G540T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 995
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1613 vs 1137

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 995
PassMark - CPU mark	1613 vs 1137

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G2120T
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G540T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

995

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1613

1137

Name	Intel Pentium G2120T	Intel Celeron G540T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	995
PassMark - CPU mark	1613	1137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1844
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G2120T	Intel Celeron G540T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'13	September 2011
Place in performance rating	1743	1719
Processor Number	G2120T	G540T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		65.0°C
Maximum frequency		2.1 GHz
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	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® 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)