Ryzen 7 8700F vs Celeron G3900E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 7 8700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2174	253
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	64.47
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Phoenix
Release date	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)	1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$135 (1.3x MSRP)	$269

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 8700F has 58509% better value for money than Celeron G3900E.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 7 8700F 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	no data	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm	178 mm2
Number of transistors	1750 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 7 8700F 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	no data	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 7 8700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 7 8700F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 7 8700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	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	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 510

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 7 8700F.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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.

Ryzen 7 8700F outperforms Celeron G3900E by 1427% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.32	20.15
Recency	2 January 2016	1 April 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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