Celeron J3355 vs G3900

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2120	2537
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Apollo Lake (2016)
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	1 September 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$42	$107
Current price	$105 (2.5x MSRP)	$55 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	150 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	-
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
Status	Launched	Launched
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	no data
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	-	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 510	Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory	64 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	no data
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	+
OpenGL	4.4	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900 and Celeron J3355.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

G3900 outperforms J3355 by 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.41	0.77
Integrated graphics card	1.36	0.75
Recency	1 September 2015	1 September 2016
Cost	$42	$107
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	10 Watt

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