Intel Celeron G3900TE vs Intel Core i7-4600M

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900TE and Intel Core i7-4600M 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 G3900TE

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 37 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 37 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4600M

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1866 vs 1402
  • Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3191 vs 1850
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1866 vs 1402
PassMark - CPU mark 3191 vs 1850

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900TE
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4600M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1402
1866
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1850
3191
Name Intel Celeron G3900TE Intel Core i7-4600M
PassMark - Single thread mark 1402 1866
PassMark - CPU mark 1850 3191
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 784
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7.984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.181
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 604
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3005
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3032
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 604
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3005
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3032

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G3900TE Intel Core i7-4600M

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Haswell
Launch date Q4'15 4 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1820 1826
Processor Number G3900TE i7-4600M
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $346

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 2.90 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Die size 130 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz
Transistor count 960 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x1902 0x416
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 950 MHz 1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 510 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics max frequency 1.3 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.4 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 37 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x16 or 2x8 or 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
Anti-Theft technology
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® AVX2
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)

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™)