Celeron G3900 vs Pentium G4600T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4600T
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.93
+43%
Celeron G3900
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.35

Pentium G4600T outperforms Celeron G3900 by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4600T and Celeron G3900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19652254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.300.18
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency5.222.50
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4600T has 67% better value for money than Celeron G3900.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4600T 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3028
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data150 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C65 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4600T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G3900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Pentium G4600T and Celeron G3900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G3900 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G3900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4600T and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600T and Celeron G3900.

PCIe version3.03.0
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 G4600T 1.93
+43%
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 G4600T 3062
+42.6%
Celeron G3900 2148

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 1.35
Integrated graphics card 3.11 1.61
Recency 3 January 2017 1 September 2015
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 51 Watt

Pentium G4600T has a 43% higher aggregate performance score, 93.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and 45.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4600T is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900 in performance tests.


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