i7-9700F vs Celeron G4900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G4900
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.51
Core i7-9700F
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.34
+452%

Core i7-9700F outperforms Celeron G4900 by a whopping 452% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G4900 and Core i7-9700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2153913
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.958.99
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i7
Power efficiency2.8012.14
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42$323

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-9700F has 205% better value for money than Celeron G4900.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G4900 and Core i7-9700F 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3130
L1 cache128 KB512 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache2 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4900 and Core i7-9700F 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)
Socket1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i7-9700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Celeron G4900 and Core i7-9700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i7-9700F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i7-9700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i7-9700F.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 G4900 1.51
i7-9700F 8.34
+452%

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 G4900 2397
i7-9700F 13247
+453%

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 G4900 607
i7-9700F 1580
+160%

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 G4900 1033
i7-9700F 6330
+513%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 8.34
Recency 2 April 2018 23 April 2019
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron G4900 has 20.4% lower power consumption.

i7-9700F, on the other hand, has a 452.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i7-9700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4900 in performance tests.


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