Ryzen 9 3950X vs Celeron G3900E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 9 3950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2291	210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	18.78
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	3.46	21.97
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)	14 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3950X has 10333% better value for money than Celeron G3900E.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2
Number of transistors	1750 Million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	no data	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 9 3950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 9 3950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 9 3950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 510

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 9 3950X.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.28	24.38
Recency	2 January 2016	14 November 2019
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt

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