Pentium G3260 vs Celeron G3920

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2044	2152
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.17	1.36
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	no data
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	1 January 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$52	no data
Current price	$55 (1.1x MSRP)	$31

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G3260 has 700% better value for money than Celeron G3920.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260 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	2.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	no data
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	150 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260 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	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260. 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
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 510	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	64 GB	1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.4	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3920 and Pentium G3260.

PCIe version	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

Celeron G3920 outperforms Pentium G3260 by 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.52	1.35
Recency	1 September 2015	1 January 2015
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	53 Watt

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