Celeron G550T vs Pentium G6960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G6960
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.90
+32.4%
Celeron G550T
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68

Pentium G6960 outperforms Celeron G550T by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6960 and Celeron G550T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25282725
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.171.84
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)4 September 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6960 and Celeron G550T 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 speed2.93 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C65 °C
Number of transistors382 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6960 and Celeron G550T 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
SocketFCLGA1156FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6960 and Celeron G550T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI++
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pentium G6960 and Celeron G550T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6960 and Celeron G550T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6960 and Celeron G550T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16.38 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/s17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HDIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6960 and Celeron G550T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6960 and Celeron G550T.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Pentium G6960 0.90
+32.4%
Celeron G550T 0.68

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 G6960 1433
+33.4%
Celeron G550T 1074

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 0.68
Recency 9 January 2011 4 September 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium G6960 has a 32.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron G550T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 108.6% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G6960 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G550T in performance tests.


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