Intel Pentium G3420T vs Intel Celeron G555

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3420T and Intel Celeron G555 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.

Intel Pentium G3420T

Intel Celeron G555

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1570 vs 1289
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1912 vs 1388

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs September 2012
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570 vs 1289
PassMark - CPU mark	1912 vs 1388

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G555

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 66.4°C

Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 66.4°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3420T
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G555

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1570

1289

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

1388

Name	Intel Pentium G3420T	Intel Celeron G555
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570	1289
PassMark - CPU mark	1912	1388
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1717
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2746

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3420T	Intel Celeron G555
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	September 2013	September 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$89
Place in performance rating	1663	1654
Price now	$105.25	$153.59
Processor Number	G3420T	G555
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.42	4.65
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	177 mm	131 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	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million	504 million
Memory
ECC memory support
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, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
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)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)