i3-1220P vs Celeron G1840

Place in the ranking	2387	830
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.35	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency	1.96	30.94
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Alder Lake-P (2022)
Release date	1 May 2014 (10 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$53	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	177 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P 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	FCLGA1150	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	12.1
OpenGL	4.3	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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 G1840 1.16

i3-1220P 9.50
+719%

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 G1840 1777

i3-1220P 14532
+718%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.16	9.50
Recency	1 May 2014	23 February 2022
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	28 Watt

i3-1220P has a 719% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 400% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and 89.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1220P is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G1840 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G1840 is a desktop processor while Core i3-1220P is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G1840 and Core i3-1220P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.