Celeron N3000 vs G3900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G3900
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.35
+246%
Celeron N3000
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.39

Celeron G3900 outperforms Celeron N3000 by a whopping 246% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22543015
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.18no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.509.22
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000 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 GHz1.04 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.08 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0IDI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size150 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard--
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 510Intel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memory64 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12+
OpenGL4.4+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron N3000.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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
+246%
Celeron N3000 0.39

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
+243%
Celeron N3000 626

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.

Celeron G3900 584
+287%
Celeron N3000 151

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.

Celeron G3900 999
+278%
Celeron N3000 264

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.35 0.39
Integrated graphics card 1.61 0.77
Recency 1 September 2015 1 April 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 4 Watt

Celeron G3900 has a 246.2% higher aggregate performance score, 109.1% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 5 months.

Celeron N3000, on the other hand, has 1175% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3000 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G3900 is a desktop processor while Celeron N3000 is a notebook one.


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