Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Celeron G3930T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and Intel Celeron G3930T 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 Gold G6400

Intel Celeron G3930T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6400

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 92°C
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2465 vs 1655
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4119 vs 2023

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs January 2017
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 92°C
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2465 vs 1655
PassMark - CPU mark	4119 vs 2023

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3930T

Around 66% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 58 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 58 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6400
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G3930T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2465

1655

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4119

2023

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Celeron G3930T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2465	1655
PassMark - CPU mark	4119	2023
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2984
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5070

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	Intel Celeron G3930T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Kaby Lake
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1041	1052
Processor Number	G6400	G3930T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.00 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	92°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Maximum frequency		2.7 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 2133, DDR3L 1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8	0x5902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel® HD Graphics 610
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015A (35W)
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.80 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)