EPYC 4124P vs Celeron G3900

Place in the ranking	2239	658
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	49.74
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	2.51	17.08
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	21 May 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$42	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 4124P has 27533% better value for money than Celeron G3900.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900 and EPYC 4124P 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	28	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	150 mm²	71 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	61 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900 and EPYC 4124P 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900 and EPYC 4124P. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron G3900 and EPYC 4124P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900 and EPYC 4124P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900 and EPYC 4124P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 510	AMD Radeon Graphics
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900 and EPYC 4124P integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900 and EPYC 4124P 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 EPYC 4124P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900 and EPYC 4124P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	28

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 1.35

EPYC 4124P 11.73
+769%

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 2151

EPYC 4124P 18637
+766%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.35	11.73
Integrated graphics card	1.61	1.98
Recency	1 September 2015	21 May 2024
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	65 Watt

Celeron G3900 has 27.5% lower power consumption.

EPYC 4124P, on the other hand, has a 768.9% higher aggregate performance score, 23% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 4124P is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G3900 is a desktop processor while EPYC 4124P is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G3900 and EPYC 4124P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.