Pentium Gold G6400 vs Celeron 1007U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 1007U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.55
Pentium Gold G6400
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.70
+391%

Pentium Gold G6400 outperforms Celeron 1007U by a whopping 391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28271701
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency2.944.24
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date20 January 2013 (11 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.5 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMIno data
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1023FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency1 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron 1007U 0.55
Pentium Gold G6400 2.70
+391%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron 1007U 839
Pentium Gold G6400 4122
+391%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron 1007U 252
Pentium Gold G6400 800
+217%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron 1007U 420
Pentium Gold G6400 1652
+293%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 2.70
Recency 20 January 2013 30 April 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 58 Watt

Celeron 1007U has 241.2% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G6400, on the other hand, has a 390.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium Gold G6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 1007U in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron 1007U is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 1007U and Pentium Gold G6400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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