Celeron G1840 vs Pentium Gold G5500T

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1786	2283
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.83	1.35
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)	1 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$53
Current price	$569 (7.6x MSRP)	$23 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G1840 has 63% better value for money than Pentium Gold G5500T.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840 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	4	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	126 mm2	177 mm2
Maximum core temperature	88 °C	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840 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	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840. 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	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	64 GB	1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
DVI	no data	+
VGA	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.5	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5500T and Celeron G1840.

PCIe version	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

Pentium Gold G5500T outperforms Celeron G1840 by 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.14	1.15
Recency	2 April 2018	1 May 2014
Threads	4	2
Cost	$75	$53
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	53 Watt

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