Celeron G6900E vs i9-9900X

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Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9900X and Celeron G6900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking534not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.90no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i9no data
Power efficiency7.89no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date19 October 2018 (6 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$989no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900X 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads202
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature92 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA20661700
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900X and Celeron G6900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Core i9-9900X and Celeron G6900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900X and Celeron G6900E are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900X and Celeron G6900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics 710

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900X and Celeron G6900E.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes44no 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.

i9-9900X 1454
Celeron G6900E 1559
+7.2%

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.

i9-9900X 9320
+231%
Celeron G6900E 2815

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2018 4 January 2022
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 20 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 46 Watt

i9-9900X has 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

Celeron G6900E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 258.7% lower power consumption.

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