Celeron G460: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Celeron G460 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.30% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Celeron G460 sales 12 December 2011 at a recommended price of $65. This is a Sandy Bridge architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 1 core and 2 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1155 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
Primary details
Celeron G460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 3120 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Power efficiency | 0.81 | of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme) |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | |
| Release date | 12 December 2011 (13 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $65 | of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | |
| L3 cache | 1.5 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 66 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G460 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Celeron G460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| Flex Memory Access | + | |
| FDI | + | |
| Fast Memory Access | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | |
| EDB | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | - | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Celeron G460's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9654) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Celeron G460.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | |
| Clear Video HD | - | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | |
| InTru 3D | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G460's integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Celeron G460. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Celeron G460 is Athlon 64 3100+, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 10 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Celeron G460, according to our PC configuration statistics.
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