Athlon II X3 425e vs Celeron G3920
Aggregate performance score
Celeron G3920 outperforms Athlon II X3 425e by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2165 | 2217 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.17 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.75 | 2.97 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | Rana (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 3 May 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $52 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e 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 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 29 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 150 mm2 | 169 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e 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 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e. 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 | + | - |
Security technologies
Celeron G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e 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 G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e 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 G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | 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 |
| 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 G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e 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 G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e 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 G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e 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 G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.48 | 1.41 |
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 3 May 2011 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 45 Watt |
Celeron G3920 has a 5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon II X3 425e, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 13.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G3920 and Athlon II X3 425e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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