Celeron G3902E vs i5-760

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-760 and Celeron G3902E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2062	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	1.65	no data
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	18 July 2010 (14 years ago)	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$230	$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-760 and Celeron G3902E 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	296 mm2	98.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	774 million	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-760 and Celeron G3902E 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	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-760 and Celeron G3902E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-760 and Celeron G3902E 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 Core i5-760 and Celeron G3902E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-760 and Celeron G3902E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 510

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-760 and Celeron G3902E.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 July 2010	2 January 2016
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	25 Watt

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