Pentium Extreme Edition 965 vs Celeron G1610
Aggregate performance score
Celeron G1610 outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2488 | 2768 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.64 | 0.45 |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | 3 December 2012 (11 years ago) | 26 March 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $388 | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 have a nearly equal value for money.
Detailed specifications
Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.733 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 0.73 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 16 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 94 mm2 | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | 67 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | - | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
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 | 0.99 | 0.64 |
| Recency | 3 December 2012 | 26 March 2006 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 130 Watt |
Celeron G1610 has a 54.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 136.4% lower power consumption.
Pentium Extreme Edition 965, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
The Celeron G1610 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G1610 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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