Celeron G5905 vs Pentium G630

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2466	1916
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	3.04
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	no data
Release date	4 September 2011 (12 years ago)	1 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	no data
Current price	$50 (0.5x MSRP)	$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G5905 has 4967% better value for money than Pentium G630.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905 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)	no data
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G630 and Celeron G5905.

PCIe version	2.0	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.

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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.

Celeron G5905 outperforms Pentium G630 by 112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.86	1.82
Recency	4 September 2011	1 July 2020
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	58 Watt

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