Celeron G3900 vs Pentium G3450

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3450
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.37
+1.5%
Celeron G3900
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.35

Pentium G3450 outperforms Celeron G3900 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22412254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.130.18
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.402.51
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 May 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$175$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G3900 has 38% better value for money than Pentium G3450.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data28
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2150 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C65 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 510
Max video memory1.7 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60HzN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/1212
OpenGL4.34.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900.

PCIe versionUp to 3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Pentium G3450 1.37
+1.5%
Celeron G3900 1.35

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium G3450 2178
+1.4%
Celeron G3900 2148

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.

Pentium G3450 610
+4.5%
Celeron G3900 584

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.

Pentium G3450 1033
+3.4%
Celeron G3900 999

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 1.35
Integrated graphics card 0.77 1.61
Recency 1 May 2014 1 September 2015
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 51 Watt

Pentium G3450 has a 1.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron G3900, on the other hand, has 109.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 3.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G3450 and Celeron G3900.


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