Phenom II X3 N870 vs Celeron G3900TE
Aggregate performance score
Celeron G3900TE outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G3900TE and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2359 | 2418 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.35 | no data |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Celeron | 3x AMD Phenom II |
Power efficiency | 3.15 | 2.85 |
Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
Release date | 19 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $42 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron G3900TE and Phenom II X3 N870 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
Threads | 2 | 3 |
Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
Multiplier | 23 | no data |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 384 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 1.5 MB |
L3 cache | 2 MB | no data |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
Die size | 98.57 mm2 | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G3900TE and Phenom II X3 N870 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) | no data |
Socket | LGA-1151 | S1 (S1g4) |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900TE and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V |
AES-NI | + | - |
AVX | + | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900TE and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | - | + |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900TE and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3L-1600 | DDR3 |
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 | Intel HD Graphics 510 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900TE and Phenom II X3 N870.
PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 1.17 | 1.06 |
Recency | 19 October 2015 | 16 December 2010 |
Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
Threads | 2 | 3 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
Celeron G3900TE has a 10.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X3 N870, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
The Celeron G3900TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G3900TE and Phenom II X3 N870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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