Celeron G6900E vs i7-3840QM

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3840QM and Celeron G6900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1491not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency7.82no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date3 September 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$568no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3840QM and Celeron G6900E 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3840QM and Celeron G6900E 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1224,FCPGA9881700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3840QM and Celeron G6900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-3840QM and Celeron G6900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3840QM and Celeron G6900E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3840QM and Celeron G6900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4000Intel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3840QM and Celeron G6900E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3840QM and Celeron G6900E.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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.

i7-3840QM 618
Celeron G6900E 1561
+153%

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.

i7-3840QM 2059
Celeron G6900E 2702
+31.2%

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.18 2.85
Recency 3 September 2012 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 46 Watt

i7-3840QM has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 2.2% lower power consumption.

Celeron G6900E, on the other hand, has 141.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-3840QM and Celeron G6900E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-3840QM is a notebook processor while Celeron G6900E is a desktop one.


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