Celeron G4950 vs i3-10100

Place in the ranking	1153	2038
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.75	5.37
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	7.93	2.99
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-S (2020)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$130	$52

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-10100 has 212% better value for money than Celeron G4950.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm²	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160@30Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950.

PCIe version	3.0	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.

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.

i3-10100 5.55
+219%

Celeron G4950 1.74

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.

i3-10100 8654
+219%

Celeron G4950 2714

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.55	1.74
Integrated graphics card	3.09	1.89
Recency	30 April 2020	23 April 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	54 Watt

i3-10100 has a 219% higher aggregate performance score, 63.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron G4950, on the other hand, has 20.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-10100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4950 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-10100 and Celeron G4950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.