Celeron N2930 vs Pentium G3250T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3250T
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.16
+78.5%
Celeron N2930
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.65

Pentium G3250T outperforms Celeron N2930 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23742756
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency3.088.62
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date21 July 2014 (10 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$46no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.16 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3250T and Celeron N2930.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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 G3250T 1.16
+78.5%
Celeron N2930 0.65

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 G3250T 1809
+78.4%
Celeron N2930 1014

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.

Pentium G3250T 526
+223%
Celeron N2930 163

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.

Pentium G3250T 914
+92%
Celeron N2930 476

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.16 0.65
Recency 21 July 2014 23 February 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium G3250T has a 78.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.

Celeron N2930, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G3250T is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2930 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3250T is a desktop processor while Celeron N2930 is a notebook one.


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