Intel Celeron G4900 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron G4900 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2018 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron G4900, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Celeron G4900
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron G4000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G4900 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G4900 is 3.1 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.1 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron G4900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron G4900 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 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 54 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): 54 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G4900 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: Coffee Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2018
Release price: 40 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
5417
5417
Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
5412
5412
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
5397
5397
Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
5355
5355
Intel Core i3-4110M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
5324
5324

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4785T
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
3129
3129
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
3117
3117
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
3054
3054
Intel Core i5-4670T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
3043
3043
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
3025
3025

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD A8-3510MX
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
2432
2432
Intel Core i5-4350U
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
2432
2432
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
2419
2419
Intel Atom C3558
4C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
2417
2417
Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
2410
2410

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1491
1491
HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1491
1491
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
1484
1484
AMD FX-4320
4C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
1481
1481
Intel Core i3-2120
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1478
1478

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
1136
1136
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1136
1136
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
1114
1114
Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1105
1105
Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1105
1105

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
805
805
Intel Core i5-3570S
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
801
801
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
796
796
Intel Core i3-4150
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
795
795
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14C 28T @ 2.0 GHz
795
795

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4302Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
676
676
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
672
672
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
669
669
Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
665
665
Intel Core i5-3340
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
664
664

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz
685
685
AMD A8-7650K
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
665
665
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
658
658
Intel Core i3-530
2C 4T @ 2.93 GHz
657
657
Intel Core i5-2430M
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
655
655

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
236
236
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
236
236
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
236
236
Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
236
236
Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
236
236

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.0 GHz
133
133
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
132
132
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
132
132
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
132
132
Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
131
131

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

Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
19.2
19.2
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
19.2
19.2
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
19.2
19.2
Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
19.2
19.2
Intel Celeron G4920
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
19.2
19.2

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

Intel Core i3-3250T
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
3.0
3.0
Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
2.9
2.9
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
2.9
2.9
Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
2.9
2.9
AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
2.9
2.9

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

Intel Core i7-5650U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
1.5
1.5
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1.5
1.5