C-60 vs Celeron G555
Aggregate performance score
Celeron G555 outperforms C-60 by a whopping 335% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G555 and C-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2566 | 3234 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.05 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD C-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.27 | 2.10 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $89 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron G555 and C-60 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 | 2.7 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G555 and C-60 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 | 1155 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G555 and C-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G555 and C-60 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G555 and C-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | AMD Radeon HD 6290 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G555 and C-60.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.87 | 0.20 |
| Recency | 1 September 2012 | 22 August 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 9 Watt |
Celeron G555 has a 335% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
C-60, on the other hand, has 622.2% lower power consumption.
The Celeron G555 is our recommended choice as it beats the C-60 in performance tests.
Note that Celeron G555 is a desktop processor while C-60 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G555 and C-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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