Athlon II X3 460 vs Celeron G3900T

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G3900T
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.27
+0.8%
Athlon II X3 460
2011
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.26

Celeron G3900T outperforms Athlon II X3 460 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22972303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.49
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency3.431.26
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Rana (2009−2011)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)3 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads23
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size98.57 mm2169 mm2
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460 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
SocketFCLGA1151AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no 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+-

Security technologies

Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 510no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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 G3900T 1.27
+0.8%
Athlon II X3 460 1.26

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 G3900T 2020
+0.6%
Athlon II X3 460 2008

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 G3900T 554
+37.5%
Athlon II X3 460 403

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 G3900T 986
Athlon II X3 460 1076
+9.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.27 1.26
Recency 19 October 2015 3 May 2011
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 2 3
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron G3900T has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X3 460, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron G3900T and Athlon II X3 460.

Be aware that Celeron G3900T is a notebook processor while Athlon II X3 460 is a desktop one.


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