Celeron G1620 vs Pentium Dual T3400

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T3400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
Celeron G1620
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
0.99
+136%

Celeron G1620 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T3400 by a whopping 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Celeron G1620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29892479
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.05
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual Coreno data
Power efficiency1.131.70
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)3 December 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$208

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Celeron G1620 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size143 mm294 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Celeron G1620 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 configurationno data1
SocketPPGA478FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Celeron G1620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Celeron G1620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Celeron G1620 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Celeron G1620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Celeron G1620 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Celeron G1620.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Pentium Dual T3400 0.42
Celeron G1620 0.99
+136%

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.

Pentium Dual T3400 663
Celeron G1620 1571
+137%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 0.99
Recency 1 October 2008 3 December 2012
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt

Pentium Dual T3400 has 57.1% lower power consumption.

Celeron G1620, on the other hand, has a 135.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron G1620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T3400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T3400 is a notebook processor while Celeron G1620 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Celeron G1620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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