Celeron G4900 vs Pentium G2120
Aggregate performance score
Celeron G4900 outperforms Pentium G2120 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G2120 and Celeron G4900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2287 | 2083 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | 2.95 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 3 September 2012 (11 years ago) | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $88 | $42 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Celeron G4900 has 4114% better value for money than Pentium G2120.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G2120 and Celeron G4900 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 | 3.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 94 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G2120 and Celeron G4900 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 1155 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2120 and Celeron G4900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2120 and Celeron G4900 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2120 and Celeron G4900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD | Intel UHD Graphics 610 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2120 and Celeron G4900.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.22 | 1.54 |
| Recency | 3 September 2012 | 2 April 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 54 Watt |
Celeron G4900 has a 26.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1.9% lower power consumption.
The Celeron G4900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2120 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G2120 and Celeron G4900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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