Celeron G4950 vs Celeron J4115

The Celeron G4950 packs 2 cores / 2 threads, while the Celeron J4115 offers 4 cores / 4 threads — the Celeron J4115 has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 3.3 GHz on the Celeron G4950 versus 2.5 GHz on the Celeron J4115 — a 27.6% clock advantage for the Celeron G4950 (base: 3.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz). The Celeron G4950 uses the Coffee Lake (2017−2019) architecture (14 nm), while the Celeron J4115 uses Gemini Lake (2019) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Celeron G4950 scores 2,714 against the Celeron J4115's 2,688 — a 1% lead for the Celeron G4950. L3 cache: 2 MB on the Celeron G4950 vs 4 MB on the Celeron J4115.

The Celeron G4950 uses the LGA1151 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Celeron J4115 uses FCBGA1090 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4-2400 on the Celeron G4950 versus 2400 on the Celeron J4115 — the Celeron J4115 supports 199.3% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Celeron G4950 supports up to 64 GB of RAM compared to 8 — 155.6% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 16 (Celeron G4950) vs 6 (Celeron J4115) — the Celeron G4950 offers 10 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: H310,B360,B365,H370,Z370,Z390 (Celeron G4950) and BGA1090 (Celeron J4115).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x (Celeron G4950) vs true (Celeron J4115). Both include integrated graphics — UHD Graphics 610 (Celeron G4950) and Intel UHD Graphics 600 (Celeron J4115) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Celeron G4950 targets Budget. Direct competitor: Celeron G4950 rivals Pentium G5420; Celeron J4115 rivals Ryzen Embedded R1305G.