Celeron N5105 vs Pentium G3260

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3260
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.32
Celeron N5105
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
2.55
+93.2%

Celeron N5105 outperforms Pentium G3260 by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22551737
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.3624.13
Architecture codenameno dataJasper Lake (2021)
Release date1 January 2015 (9 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L2 cacheno data1.5 MB
L3 cache3 MB4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
VGA+no data
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260 and Celeron N5105.

PCIe versionUp to 3.0no data
PCI Express lanes168
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Pentium G3260 1.32
Celeron N5105 2.55
+93.2%

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.

Pentium G3260 2093
Celeron N5105 4053
+93.6%

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.

Pentium G3260 585
+23.9%
Celeron N5105 472

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.

Pentium G3260 1002
Celeron N5105 1282
+27.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.32 2.55
Recency 1 January 2015 11 January 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron N5105 has a 93.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 430% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5105 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3260 in performance tests.


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