Celeron G1101 vs Pentium G620

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G620 and Celeron G1101 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2523	2597
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.43	0.97
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date	22 May 2011 (13 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$85
Current price	$73 (1.2x MSRP)	$40 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G620 has 666% better value for money than Celeron G1101.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G620 and Celeron G1101 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	2.6 GHz	2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	0.27 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	131 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	382 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G620 and Celeron G1101 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	FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G620 and Celeron G1101. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium G620 and Celeron G1101 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G620 and Celeron G1101 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G620 and Celeron G1101. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16.38 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	17 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	Intel HD
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G620 and Celeron G1101 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G620 and Celeron G1101.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 G620 outperforms Celeron G1101 by 11% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.78	0.70
Recency	22 May 2011	7 January 2010
Cost	$60	$85
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt

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