Celeron G3900E vs Pentium G4400

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4400
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.62
+26.6%
Celeron G3900E
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.28

Pentium G4400 outperforms Celeron G3900E by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20842278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.610.12
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency3.013.46
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)2 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4400 has 408% better value for money than Celeron G3900E.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E 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 speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3324
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size150 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E 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)
SocketFCLGA1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E. 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-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 510Intel HD Graphics 510
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E 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 Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4400 and Celeron G3900E.

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.

Pentium G4400 1.62
+26.6%
Celeron G3900E 1.28

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.

Pentium G4400 2578
+26.7%
Celeron G3900E 2034

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 1.28
Recency 1 September 2015 2 January 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium G4400 has a 26.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron G3900E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 54.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900E in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G4400 is a desktop processor while Celeron G3900E is a notebook one.


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