Celeron G6900E vs Z-60
Primary details
Comparing Z-60 and Celeron G6900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Hondo (2012) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | 9 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Z-60 and Celeron G6900E 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 | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Z-60 and Celeron G6900E 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 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 46 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Z-60 and Celeron G6900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Z-60 and Celeron G6900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Z-60 and Celeron G6900E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Z-60 and Celeron G6900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6250 | Intel UHD Graphics 710 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Z-60 and Celeron G6900E.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 October 2012 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 46 Watt |
Z-60 has 820% lower power consumption.
Celeron G6900E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Z-60 and Celeron G6900E. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Z-60 is a notebook processor while Celeron G6900E is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Z-60 and Celeron G6900E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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