Intel Celeron G3900 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron G3900 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2016 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron G3900, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Celeron G3900
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen.
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G3900 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G3900 is 2.8 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron G3900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron G3900 uses the Intel HD Graphics 510, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 510
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.95 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 96
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12.0
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2015

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 34.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 51 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 51 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G3900 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Skylake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q1/2016
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 620e
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
4878
4878
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
4875
4875
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
4875
4875
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
4875
4875
Intel Core m5-6Y57
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
4864
4864

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4300U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
2760
2760
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2758
2758
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2758
2758
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2758
2758
Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
2748
2748

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Phenom II X2 511
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
2188
2188
Intel Core i3-5010U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2186
2186
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2178
2178
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
2177
2177
Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
2170
2170

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron N5105
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2097
2097
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
2011
2011
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2011
2011
Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
2011
2011
AMD A12-9800
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
1979
1979

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 641
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1421
1421
Intel Celeron G5900E
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1420
1420
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1420
1420
Intel Celeron G5900E
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1420
1420
AMD A10-6790K
4C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
1419
1419

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3427U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
1086
1086
Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1086
1086
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1085
1085
Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1082
1082
Intel Core i3-2102
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1082
1082

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
1020
1020
Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
1020
1020
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1020
1020
Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
1020
1020
Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
1020
1020

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium G3430
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
735
735
Intel Pentium G3440
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
735
735
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
735
735
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
735
735
Intel Pentium G3440
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
735
735

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium G4560T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
621
621
Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
620
620
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
620
620
Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
620
620
Intel Core i5-3360M
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
618
618

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
624
624
Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
617
617
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
614
614
Intel Core i3-3120M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
613
613
Intel Core i5-3337U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
612
612

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
213
213
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
213
213
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
213
213
AMD Phenom II X3 720
3C 3T @ 2.8 GHz
213
213
AMD Phenom II X3 715
3C 3T @ 2.8 GHz
213
213

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Celeron G3930TE
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
182
182
Intel Core i7-2617M
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
182
182
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
182
182
Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
182
182
Intel Pentium G4400T
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
182
182

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
119
119
AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
119
119
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
119
119
Intel Core M-5Y71
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
119
119
Intel Core i3-3245
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
119
119

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Celeron G3920
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
17.3
17.3
Intel Celeron G3900T
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
17.3
17.3
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
17.3
17.3
Intel Core i3-4350T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
17.3
17.3
Intel Core i5-4250U
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
17.3
17.3

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2.6
2.6

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.4 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Core i5-6200U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1.4
1.4
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1.4
1.4