Intel Celeron G3900 vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900 and AMD Athlon II X3 420e 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1696 vs 1058
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2151 vs 1557
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2015 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1696 vs 1058
PassMark - CPU mark 2151 vs 1557

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 420e

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 51 Watt
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 51 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 420e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1696
1058
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2151
1557
Name Intel Celeron G3900 AMD Athlon II X3 420e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1696 1058
PassMark - CPU mark 2151 1557
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 678
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1244
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 II X3 420e

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Rana
Launch date September 2015 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $50 $116
Place in performance rating 2193 2210
Price now $52.62 $116.15
Processor Number G3900
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 17.63 5.80
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 150 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 1400 million 300 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 DDR3

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 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt 45 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)