Celeron G3900 vs Core 2 Duo T8300

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T8300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.96
Celeron G3900
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.41
+46.9%

Celeron G3900 outperforms Core 2 Duo T8300 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25042227
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.18
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.502.52
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data28
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache3 MB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors410 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA479,PGA478FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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.

Core 2 Duo T8300 0.96
Celeron G3900 1.41
+46.9%

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.

Core 2 Duo T8300 1472
Celeron G3900 2165
+47.1%

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.

Core 2 Duo T8300 306
Celeron G3900 585
+91.2%

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.

Core 2 Duo T8300 484
Celeron G3900 1001
+107%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 1.41
Recency 10 January 2008 19 October 2015
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 51 Watt

Core 2 Duo T8300 has 45.7% lower power consumption.

Celeron G3900, on the other hand, has a 46.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron G3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T8300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T8300 is a notebook processor while Celeron G3900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T8300 and Celeron G3900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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