Celeron N3150 vs Pentium G2130
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G2130 outperforms Celeron N3150 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2321 | 2645 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 2.09 | 11.85 |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Braswell (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 21 January 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $90 | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.08 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | IDI |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 3072 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 94 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150 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 | FCLGA1155 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | - | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 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 | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | 640 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
| InTru 3D | - | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | 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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.26 | 0.78 |
| Recency | 21 January 2013 | 1 April 2015 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 6 Watt |
Pentium G2130 has a 61.5% higher aggregate performance score.
Celeron N3150, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 816.7% lower power consumption.
The Pentium G2130 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3150 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium G2130 is a desktop processor while Celeron N3150 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G2130 and Celeron N3150, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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