Intel Celeron G3900 vs Intel Core i5-670

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900 and Intel Core i5-670 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

Intel Core i5-670

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3.9x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16.6 GB
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1696 vs 1530
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 678 vs 538

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2015 vs January 2010
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16.6 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1696 vs 1530
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	678 vs 538

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-670

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2533 vs 2151
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1252 vs 1244

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2533 vs 2151
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1252 vs 1244

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-670

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1696

1530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2151

2533

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

678

538

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1244

1252

Name	Intel Celeron G3900	Intel Core i5-670
PassMark - Single thread mark	1696	1530
PassMark - CPU mark	2151	2533
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	678	538
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1244	1252
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	Intel Core i5-670
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Clarkdale
Launch date	September 2015	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$252
Place in performance rating	2193	2186
Price now	$52.62	$89.99
Processor Number	G3900	i5-670
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	17.63	10.84
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.46 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	150 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	382 million
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16.6 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID	0x1902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	733 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	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt	73 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8
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® 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)