Celeron E3200 vs Pentium G860
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G860 outperforms Celeron E3200 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G860 and Celeron E3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2459 | 2795 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.12 | 2.88 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Pentium (Desktop) | no data |
Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
Release date | 15 September 2011 (12 years ago) | 30 August 2009 (14 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | $52 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Celeron E3200 has 36% better value for money than Pentium G860.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G860 and Celeron E3200 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 | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB | 1 MB (shared) |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Die size | 131 mm2 | 82 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | 74 °C |
Number of transistors | 504 Million | 228 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G860 and Celeron E3200 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 | LGA775 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G860 and Celeron E3200. 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 | + | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
Idle States | + | + |
Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
FDI | + | no data |
Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Pentium G860 and Celeron E3200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | - | - |
EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G860 and Celeron E3200 are enumerated here.
VT-d | - | - |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G860 and Celeron E3200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G860 and Celeron E3200 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G860 and Celeron E3200.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.94 | 0.54 |
Recency | 15 September 2011 | 30 August 2009 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Pentium G860 has a 74.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Pentium G860 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3200 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G860 and Celeron E3200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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