Intel Celeron G3950 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron G3950 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2017 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron G3950, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Celeron G3950
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen.
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G3950 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G3950 is 3.0 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron G3950 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron G3950 uses the Intel HD Graphics 610, 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 610
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 96
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q3/2016

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 / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

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 G3950 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: Q1/2017
Release price: 49 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 630
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
5230
5230
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
5223
5223
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
5223
5223
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
5223
5223
Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
5221
5221

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
2986
2986
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
2955
2955
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
2955
2955
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
2955
2955
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4
14C 28T @ 1.7 GHz
2941
2941

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Atom C3558
4C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
2417
2417
AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.4 GHz
2410
2410
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
2410
2410
AMD Phenom II X3 700e
3C 3T @ 2.4 GHz
2410
2410
AMD A6-6400K
2C 2T @ 3.9 GHz
2397
2397

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1476
1476
Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1474
1474
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1470
1470
AMD Athlon II X4 651
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1467
1467
AMD Athlon II X4 651K
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1467
1467

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4670T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
780
780
Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
778
778
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
777
777
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
774
774
Intel Core i7-2600
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
772
772

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD Phenom II X3 B75
3C 3T @ 3.0 GHz
228
228
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
228
228
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
228
228
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
228
228
AMD Phenom II X3 B75
3C 3T @ 3.0 GHz
228
228

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
202
202
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
202
202
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
202
202
Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
202
202
Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
202
202

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
10C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
127
127
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
127
127
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
127
127
AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
127
127
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.5 GHz
127
127

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

Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
2.9
2.9
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
2.8
2.8
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
2.8
2.8
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
2.8
2.8
Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
2.8
2.8

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

Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Core i5-4670T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Core i5-4670T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1.5
1.5