Intel Celeron G3900 vs AMD FX-6120

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900 and AMD FX-6120 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 FX-6120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1717 vs 1409
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 678 vs 483

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2015 vs October 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1717 vs 1409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	678 vs 483

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6120

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3887 vs 2186
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1798 vs 1244

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3887 vs 2186
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1798 vs 1244

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900
CPU 2: AMD FX-6120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1717

1409

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2186

3887

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

678

483

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1244

1798

Name	Intel Celeron G3900	AMD FX-6120
PassMark - Single thread mark	1717	1409
PassMark - CPU mark	2186	3887
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	678	483
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1244	1798
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 FX-6120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zambezi
Launch date	September 2015	October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	2122	2126
Price now	$52.62
Processor Number	G3900
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	17.63
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Die size	150 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	288 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6144 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	1200 million
Unlocked
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	95 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)