Pentium G6951 vs Celeron G1610T

General info

Comparing Celeron G1610T and Pentium G6951 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2419	2411
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	6.67	1.12
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date	3 December 2012 (11 years ago)	1 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	$94
Current price	$10 (0.1x MSRP)	$74 (0.8x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G1610T has 496% better value for money than Pentium G6951.

Technical specs

Celeron G1610T and Pentium G6951 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	94 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	382 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1610T and Pentium G6951 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	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1610T and Pentium G6951. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Celeron G1610T and Pentium G6951 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1610T and Pentium G6951 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1610T and Pentium G6951. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16.38 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	17 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	Intel HD
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1610T and Pentium G6951 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1610T and Pentium G6951.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Pentium G6951 outperforms Celeron G1610T by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.88	0.89
Recency	3 December 2012	1 September 2010
Cost	$89	$94
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	73 Watt

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