i3-7101E vs Celeron G4900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G4900
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.51
Core i3-7101E
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.79
+84.8%

Core i3-7101E outperforms Celeron G4900 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21531691
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.950.90
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.804.89
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G4900 has 228% better value for money than i3-7101E.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier3139
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 610Intel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i3-7101E.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 G4900 1.51
i3-7101E 2.79
+84.8%

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 G4900 2397
i3-7101E 4430
+84.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 2.79
Integrated graphics card 1.89 3.11
Recency 2 April 2018 3 January 2017
Threads 2 4

Celeron G4900 has an age advantage of 1 year.

i3-7101E, on the other hand, has a 84.8% higher aggregate performance score, 64.6% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-7101E is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4900 in performance tests.


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