Celeron G5920 vs G3900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G3900
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.35
Celeron G5920
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 58 Watt
1.62
+20%

Celeron G5920 outperforms Celeron G3900 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22562097
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.18no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency2.512.64
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920 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 speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size150 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920. 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
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 510Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron G5920.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Celeron G3900 1.35
Celeron G5920 1.62
+20%

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.

Celeron G3900 2148
Celeron G5920 2577
+20%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.35 1.62
Integrated graphics card 1.61 1.89
Recency 1 September 2015 30 April 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 58 Watt

Celeron G3900 has 13.7% lower power consumption.

Celeron G5920, on the other hand, has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, 17.4% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The Celeron G5920 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900 in performance tests.


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