Intel Celeron G3900 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron G3900

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	September 2015 vs December 2006
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 999 vs 678
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1610 vs 1244

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	999 vs 678
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1610 vs 1244

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

678

999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1244

1610

Name	Intel Celeron G3900	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1690
PassMark - CPU mark	2148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	678	999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1244	1610
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	34.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	7.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	861
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1554
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2853
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	861
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1554
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2853

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G3900	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Brisbane
Launch date	September 2015	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	2193	2188
Price now	$52.62	$60
Processor Number	G3900
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	17.63	4.76
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Die size	150 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	154 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x1902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 510
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N / A
Max resolution over WiDi	1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)