Intel Celeron G3900T vs AMD A8-9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900T and AMD A8-9600 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 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 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1560 vs 1490
  • 6.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3006 vs 475
  • 3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4891 vs 1409
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1560 vs 1490
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3006 vs 475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4891 vs 1409

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3314 vs 2020
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3314 vs 2020

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900T
CPU 2: AMD A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1560
1490
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2020
3314
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3006
475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4891
1409
Name Intel Celeron G3900T AMD A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark 1560 1490
PassMark - CPU mark 2020 3314
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3006 475
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4891 1409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 129.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 9707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 9707

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G3900T AMD A8-9600

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Bristol Ridge
Launch date Q4'15 27 July 2017
Place in performance rating 1079 1081
Processor Number G3900T
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $78
OPN PIB AD9600AGABBOX
OPN Tray AD9600AGM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $64.99
Value for money (0-100) 22.69

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 3.1 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Compute Cores 10
Die size 246 mm
L2 cache 2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 1178 million
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 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400 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 Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
iGPU core count 6
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 DirectX® 12
OpenGL 4.4
Vulkan

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)
Configurable TDP 45/65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 8
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x8
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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

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™)