Celeron G3900E vs Core i3-7102E

General info

Comparing Core i3-7102E and Celeron G3900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1957	2135
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	0.12
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years old)	2 January 2016 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$107
Current price	no data	$135 (1.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Core i3-7102E and Celeron G3900E 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm
Number of transistors	no data	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7102E and Celeron G3900E 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 (Uniprocessor)
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7102E and Celeron G3900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7102E and Celeron G3900E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7102E and Celeron G3900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics 630

Intel HD Graphics 510

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7102E and Celeron G3900E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 i3-7102E outperforms Celeron G3900E by 23% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.63	1.32
Integrated graphics card	3.09	1.37
Recency	3 January 2017	2 January 2016
Threads	4	2
Cost	$225	$107
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

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