Celeron G4900T vs Pentium G4600T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4600T
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.93
+36.9%
Celeron G4900T
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.41

Pentium G4600T outperforms Celeron G4900T by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19652218
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.305.80
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency5.223.81
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G4900T has 1833% better value for money than Pentium G4600T.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3029
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data88 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G4900T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 G4600T 1.93
+36.9%
Celeron G4900T 1.41

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 G4600T 3062
+36.8%
Celeron G4900T 2239

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 1.41
Integrated graphics card 3.11 1.89
Recency 3 January 2017 2 April 2018
Threads 4 2

Pentium G4600T has a 36.9% higher aggregate performance score, 64.6% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

Celeron G4900T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Pentium G4600T is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4900T in performance tests.


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