i3-6102E vs Celeron G3900E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900E and Core i3-6102E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2293	2170
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	0.12
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	3.46	5.60
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)	12 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G3900E has 50% better value for money than i3-6102E.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900E and Core i3-6102E 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	4
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	24	19
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	98.57 mm2
Number of transistors	1750 Million	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900E and Core i3-6102E 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 (Uniprocessor)
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i3-6102E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i3-6102E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i3-6102E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics 510

Intel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i3-6102E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.28	1.48
Integrated graphics card	1.61	2.60
Recency	2 January 2016	12 October 2015
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

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