Intel Celeron G3900E vs Intel Celeron 3215U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900E and Intel Celeron 3215U 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, 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 G3900E

Intel Celeron 3215U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900E

4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1499 vs 1015
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2034 vs 1083

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1499 vs 1015
PassMark - CPU mark	2034 vs 1083

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 3215U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900E
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 3215U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1499

1015

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2034

1083

Name	Intel Celeron G3900E	Intel Celeron 3215U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1499	1015
PassMark - CPU mark	2034	1083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		652
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		679
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2177
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3485
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		679
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2177
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3485

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G3900E	Intel Celeron 3215U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	1 June 2015
Place in performance rating	1723	1725
Processor Number	G3900E	3215U
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 3000 Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$107
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		82 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum frequency		1.7 GHz
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x1902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz	850 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
Graphics max frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	42mm x 28mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.3mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	4x1 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
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Smart Response technology
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™)