Celeron D 326 vs Pentium G2030

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2030 and Celeron D 326 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2400	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.89	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	September 2004 (20 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2030 and Celeron D 326 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2.53 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	16 KB
L2 cache	no data	256 KB
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	109 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	68 °C
Number of transistors	no data	125 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.25V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2030 and Celeron D 326 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	FCLGA1155	PLGA478,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2030 and Celeron D 326. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Pentium G2030 and Celeron D 326 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2030 and Celeron D 326 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2030 and Celeron D 326. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2030 and Celeron D 326 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2030 and Celeron D 326.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	84 Watt

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