Intel Core i5-1030G4 vs Intel Celeron G3950

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1030G4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron G3950
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Celeron G3950

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-1030G4 or Intel Celeron G3950 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-1030G4 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1030G4 was released in Q3/2019.

The Intel Celeron G3950 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G3950 was released in Q1/2017.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19) CPU group Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6)
10 Generation 6
Ice Lake U Architecture Skylake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-1030G4 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-1030G4 is 0.70 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Intel Celeron G3950 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G3950 is at 3.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-1030G4 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3950
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
0.70 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-1030G4 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3950
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-1030G4 or Intel Celeron G3950 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
11 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
48 Compute units 12
384 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-1030G4 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 59.6 GB/s. The Intel Celeron G3950 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-1030G4 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3950
LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
59.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-1030G4 is 9 W, while the Intel Celeron G3950 has a TDP of 51 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-1030G4 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3950
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 51 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
12 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-1030G4 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron G3950 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-1030G4 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3950
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1526 Socket LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2019 Release date Q1/2017
-- Release price 49 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-1030G4 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 (80%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-1030G4 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 (39%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Core i5-1030G4
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (25%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
159 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
127 (80%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
591 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
228 (39%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
997 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
777 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1470 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-1030G4 Intel Core i5-1030G4
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
2410 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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