Intel Pentium G3250 vs Intel Celeron G1620T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3250 and Intel Celeron G1620T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G3250

Intel Celeron G1620T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1814 vs 1332
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1994 vs 1541

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2014 vs September 2013
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1814 vs 1332
PassMark - CPU mark	1994 vs 1541

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1620T

Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 53 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 53 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3250
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1620T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1814

1332

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1994

1541

Name	Intel Pentium G3250	Intel Celeron G1620T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1814	1332
PassMark - CPU mark	1994	1541
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1182
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.545
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	670
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2831
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	670
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2831

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3250	Intel Celeron G1620T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	July 2014	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$171	$42
Place in performance rating	1827	1814
Price now	$109.99	$42
Processor Number	G3250	G1620T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	8.71	16.50
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	177 mm	94 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	65 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
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	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C	2011A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)