Celeron G6900E vs Z-60

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Primary details

Comparing Z-60 and Celeron G6900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Architecture codenameHondo (2012)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date9 October 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Z-60 and Celeron G6900E 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 speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed1 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography40 nm10 nm
Die size75 mm2no data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Z-60 and Celeron G6900E 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
SocketFT1 BGA 413-Ball1700
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Z-60 and Celeron G6900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-Vno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Z-60 and Celeron G6900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Z-60 and Celeron G6900E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Z-60 and Celeron G6900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3 Single-channelDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6250Intel UHD Graphics 710

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Z-60 and Celeron G6900E.

PCIe versionno data5.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 October 2012 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 46 Watt

Z-60 has 820% lower power consumption.

Celeron G6900E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Z-60 and Celeron G6900E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Z-60 is a notebook processor while Celeron G6900E is a desktop one.


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