Celeron J3455 vs Pentium G3420

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3420
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.23
Celeron J3455
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.42
+15.4%

Celeron J3455 outperforms Pentium G3420 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3420 and Celeron J3455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23282206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.070.22
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.1513.43
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$252$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron J3455 has 214% better value for money than Pentium G3420.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3420 and Celeron J3455 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 speed3.2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3420 and Celeron J3455 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3420 and Celeron J3455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium G3420 and Celeron J3455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3420 and Celeron J3455 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3420 and Celeron J3455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory1.7 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3420 and Celeron J3455 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 G3420 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3420 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12+
OpenGL4.3+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3420 and Celeron J3455.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
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 G3420 1.23
Celeron J3455 1.42
+15.4%

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 G3420 1949
Celeron J3455 2252
+15.5%

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 G3420 581
+127%
Celeron J3455 256

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 G3420 978
+27.3%
Celeron J3455 768

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.23 1.42
Recency 1 September 2013 30 August 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron J3455 has a 15.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 430% lower power consumption.

The Celeron J3455 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3420 in performance tests.


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