Ryzen 9 3900X vs Celeron G440
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Celeron G440 by a whopping 7773% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G440 and Ryzen 9 3900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3150 | 274 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 21.58 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | 15.51 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 4 September 2011 (13 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron G440 and Ryzen 9 3900X 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 66 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 19,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G440 and Ryzen 9 3900X 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1155 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 9 3900X. 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 | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Celeron G440 and Ryzen 9 3900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 9 3900X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 9 3900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | - |
| Clear Video HD | - | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | - |
| InTru 3D | - | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G440 and Ryzen 9 3900X integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 9 3900X.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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 | 0.26 | 20.47 |
| Recency | 4 September 2011 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Celeron G440 has 257.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 3900X, on the other hand, has a 7773.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 3900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G440 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G440 and Ryzen 9 3900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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