Celeron G3920 vs Athlon X4 860K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 860K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.20
+45.7%
Celeron G3920
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.51

Athlon X4 860K outperforms Celeron G3920 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18442148
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.17
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.152.75
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date12 August 2014 (10 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$52

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache256K128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C65 °C
Number of transistors2,411 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2+FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 860K and Celeron G3920.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 860K 2.20
+45.7%
Celeron G3920 1.51

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 860K 3434
+45.6%
Celeron G3920 2358

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 860K 460
Celeron G3920 603
+31.1%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 860K 1130
+10.1%
Celeron G3920 1026

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.20 1.51
Recency 12 August 2014 19 October 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 51 Watt

Athlon X4 860K has a 45.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron G3920, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 86.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 860K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3920 in performance tests.


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