Intel Celeron G3900T vs AMD A10-7860K

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900T and AMD A10-7860K 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, 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 G3900T

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1578 vs 1493
  • 5.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3006 vs 516
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4891 vs 1510
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1578 vs 1493
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3006 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4891 vs 1510

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7860K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3271 vs 2102
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3271 vs 2102

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900T
CPU 2: AMD A10-7860K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1578
1493
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2102
3271
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3006
516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4891
1510
Name Intel Celeron G3900T AMD A10-7860K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1578 1493
PassMark - CPU mark 2102 3271
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3006 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4891 1510
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 245.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 89.484
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6023
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6023

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G3900T AMD A10-7860K

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake
Launch date Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1001 1006
Processor Number G3900T
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD786KYBJABOX
OPN Tray AD786KYBI44JC

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz
Number of GPU cores 8
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x1902
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic 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 AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz
iGPU core count 512
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

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 12
OpenGL 4.4
Vulkan

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)
Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+

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® 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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerTune
TrueAudio

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™)