Celeron G550 vs Pentium G850

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G850
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.91
+15.2%
Celeron G550
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.79

Pentium G850 outperforms Celeron G550 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G850 and Celeron G550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25272610
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.071.65
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.321.15
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date22 May 2011 (13 years ago)1 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$27$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G850 has 1056% better value for money than Celeron G550.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G850 and Celeron G550 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 speed2.9 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.6 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 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size131 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C69 °C
Number of transistors504 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G850 and Celeron G550 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G850 and Celeron G550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
FDI++
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Pentium G850 and Celeron G550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G850 and Celeron G550 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G850 and Celeron G550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1 GHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G850 and Celeron G550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G850 and Celeron G550.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 G850 0.91
+15.2%
Celeron G550 0.79

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 G850 1443
+14.6%
Celeron G550 1259

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 G850 467
+20.4%
Celeron G550 388

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 G850 800
+22%
Celeron G550 656

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 0.79
Recency 22 May 2011 1 June 2012

Pentium G850 has a 15.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron G550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Pentium G850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G550 in performance tests.


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