Celeron G6900: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Celeron G6900 provides poor benchmark performance at 2.87% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Celeron G6900 sales 4 January 2022. This is an Alder Lake-S architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on Intel 7 manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3.4 and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1700 processor with a TDP of 46 Watt. It supports DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 memory.
Primary details
Celeron G6900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 1662 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Power efficiency | 5.90 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-S (2022) | |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G6900 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | FCLGA1700 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Celeron G6900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Speed Shift | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
| TSX | + | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | |
| Deep Learning Boost | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | |
| EDB | + | |
| Secure Key | + | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Celeron G6900's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9654) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Celeron G6900.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 710 | |
| Quick Sync Video | + | |
| Clear Video HD | + | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.3 GHz | |
| Execution Units | 16 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G6900's integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G6900's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz | |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron G6900's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | of 128 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Celeron G6900. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
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.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Celeron G6900 is Athlon Silver 3050GE, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.
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