i5-14600K vs Celeron G3900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G3900
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.40
Core i5-14600K
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
25.38
+1713%

i5-14600K outperforms Celeron G3900 by a whopping 1713% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2199192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1864.13
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date19 October 2015 (8 years ago)17 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-14600K has 35528% better value for money than Celeron G3900.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K 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 cores2 (Dual-core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size98.57 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
StatusLaunchedLaunched
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 510Intel UHD Graphics 770
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900 and Core i5-14600K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
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.

Celeron G3900 1.40
i5-14600K 25.38
+1713%

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.

Celeron G3900 2165
i5-14600K 39141
+1708%

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.

Celeron G3900 583
i5-14600K 2806
+381%

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.

Celeron G3900 994
i5-14600K 15973
+1507%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.40 25.38
Integrated graphics card 1.62 6.15
Recency 19 October 2015 17 October 2023
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 125 Watt

Celeron G3900 has 145.1% lower power consumption.

i5-14600K, on the other hand, has a 1712.9% higher aggregate performance score, 279.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, and 600% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

The Core i5-14600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900 in performance tests.


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