Celeron G460 vs A6-3670K

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Primary details

Comparing A6-3670K and Celeron G460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date20 December 2011 (12 years ago)12 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$65

Detailed specifications

A6-3670K and Celeron G460 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB
L3 cache0 KB1.5 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size228 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-3670K and Celeron G460 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
SocketFM1FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3670K and Celeron G460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A6-3670K and Celeron G460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3670K and Celeron G460 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3670K and Celeron G460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6530DIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-3670K and Celeron G460 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3670K and Celeron G460.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt

A6-3670K has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron G460, on the other hand, has 185.7% lower power consumption.

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