Celeron G3900E vs Core i7-2655LE

General info

Comparing Core i7-2655LE and Celeron G3900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2156	2140
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.03	0.12
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	no data	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$346	$107
Current price	$4071 (11.8x MSRP)	$135 (1.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G3900E has 300% better value for money than i7-2655LE.

Technical specs

Core i7-2655LE 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	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm
Number of transistors	624 Million	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2655LE 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 i7-2655LE and Celeron G3900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-2655LE and Celeron G3900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2655LE and Celeron G3900E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2655LE and Celeron G3900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Intel HD Graphics 510

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2655LE and Celeron G3900E.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

Celeron G3900E outperforms Core i7-2655LE by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.29	1.32
Integrated graphics card	0.66	1.37
Threads	4	2
Cost	$346	$107
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

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