Pentium G5600 vs Celeron D 346
Primary details
Comparing Celeron D 346 and Pentium G5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | October 2004 (20 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron D 346 and Pentium G5600 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 3.06 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6144 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.25V-1.4V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron D 346 and Pentium G5600 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | PLGA775 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 346 and Pentium G5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron D 346 and Pentium G5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron D 346 and Pentium G5600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 346 and Pentium G5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 51 Watt |
Pentium G5600 has 100% more physical cores, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 64.7% lower power consumption.
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