Intel Celeron G3900T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900T and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 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.

Intel Celeron G3900T

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900T

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3006 vs 1240

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3006 vs 1240

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2651 vs 1560
9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18179 vs 2020
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6918 vs 4891

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2651 vs 1560
PassMark - CPU mark	18179 vs 2020
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6918 vs 4891

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1560

2651

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2020

18179

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3006

1240

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4891

6918

Name	Intel Celeron G3900T	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1560	2651
PassMark - CPU mark	2020	18179
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3006	1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4891	6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4736

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G3900T	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen 2
Launch date	Q4'15	March 2019
Place in performance rating	1083	1095
Processor Number	G3900T
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	16
L1 cache		96K (per core)
L2 cache		512K (per core)
L3 cache		16 MB (shared)
Maximum frequency		4.8 GHz
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
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	DDR4
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
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
OpenGL	4.4
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	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
Sockets supported		AM4
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
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)