Celeron G5920 vs Pentium G640

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G640
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.85
Celeron G5920
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 58 Watt
1.62
+90.6%

Celeron G5920 outperforms Pentium G640 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25782097
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.242.64
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date3 June 2012 (12 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G640 and Celeron G5920.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 G640 0.85
Celeron G5920 1.62
+90.6%

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 G640 1349
Celeron G5920 2577
+91%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 1.62
Integrated graphics card 0.77 1.89
Recency 3 June 2012 30 April 2020
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 58 Watt

Celeron G5920 has a 90.6% higher aggregate performance score, 145.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G5920 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G640 in performance tests.


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