Pentium G3420 vs Celeron J4125

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.86
+51.2%
Pentium G3420
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.23

Celeron J4125 outperforms Pentium G3420 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19992329
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.530.07
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency17.602.16
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$252

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron J4125 has 7800% better value for money than Pentium G3420.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size93 mm2177 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 600Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory8 GB1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency750 MHz1.15 GHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+
VGAno data+
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hz1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hz2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hz2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1211.1/12
OpenGL4.44.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Pentium G3420.

PCIe version2.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes616
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.

Celeron J4125 1.86
+51.2%
Pentium G3420 1.23

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 J4125 2956
+51.7%
Pentium G3420 1949

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.

Celeron J4125 346
Pentium G3420 581
+67.9%

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.

Celeron J4125 964
Pentium G3420 978
+1.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 1.23
Integrated graphics card 0.87 0.77
Recency 4 November 2019 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 53 Watt

Celeron J4125 has a 51.2% higher aggregate performance score, 13% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 430% lower power consumption.

The Celeron J4125 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3420 in performance tests.


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