Intel Celeron G3900TE vs Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900TE and Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900TE

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1402 vs 1057
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1850 vs 993
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1402 vs 1057
PassMark - CPU mark 1850 vs 993

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900TE
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1402
1057
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1850
993
Name Intel Celeron G3900TE Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1402 1057
PassMark - CPU mark 1850 993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2630

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G3900TE Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Penryn
Launch date Q4'15 15 July 2008
Place in performance rating 1820 1831
Processor Number G3900TE P9500
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $348
Price now $998.99
Value for money (0-100) 0.52

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 2.53 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 1066 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Die size 107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 1066 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 6134 KB
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 2.53 GHz
Transistor count 410 million

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

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
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 PGA478, BGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)