Intel Pentium G640 vs Intel Celeron G1101

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G640 and Intel Celeron G1101 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 G640

Intel Celeron G1101

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1302 vs 929
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1367 vs 1086

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs January 2010
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302 vs 929
PassMark - CPU mark	1367 vs 1086

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G640
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1101

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1302

929

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1367

1086

Name	Intel Pentium G640	Intel Celeron G1101
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302	929
PassMark - CPU mark	1367	1086
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	869

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G640	Intel Celeron G1101
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Clarkdale
Launch date	June 2012	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$85
Place in performance rating	2397	2388
Price now	$24.99	$14.09
Processor Number	G640
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	29.86	34.84
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	81 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	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.27 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	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
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)