Intel Celeron G3900TE vs Intel Core i7-4850HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900TE and Intel Core i7-4850HQ 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).

Intel Celeron G3900TE

Intel Core i7-4850HQ

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 34% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4850HQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1940 vs 1402
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6134 vs 1850

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1940 vs 1402
PassMark - CPU mark	6134 vs 1850

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900TE
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4850HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1402

1940

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1850

6134

Name	Intel Celeron G3900TE	Intel Core i7-4850HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1402	1940
PassMark - CPU mark	1850	6134
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3204
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		77.728
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.604
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1855
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1326
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2891
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1855
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1326
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2891

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G3900TE	Intel Core i7-4850HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Crystal Well
Launch date	Q4'15	1 June 2013
Place in performance rating	1819	1814
Processor Number	G3900TE	i7-4850HQ
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$468
Price now		$434
Value for money (0-100)		6.12
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Die size		260 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
L3 cache		6144 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Maximum frequency		3.50 GHz
Transistor count		1700 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	0xD26
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz	1.20 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® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200
Graphics max frequency		1.2 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	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@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 32mm x 1.65mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	47 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, 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
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)
Intel® My WiFi technology
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™)