Pentium G3420 vs Celeron D 350
Primary details
Comparing Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2292 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.05 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | June 2005 (19 years ago) | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $252 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | 177 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.25V-1.4V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420 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 | PPGA478 | FCLGA1150 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 53 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors |
| Max video memory | no data | 1.7 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.15 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
| VGA | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 1920x1080@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 2560x1600@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 2560x1600@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | 1920x1200@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.1/12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420.
| PCIe version | no data | Up to 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 53 Watt |
Pentium G3420 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 37.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron D 350 and Pentium G3420. We've got no test results to judge.
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