Celeron G3900TE vs Phenom II X3 B77

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 B77
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.16
Celeron G3900TE
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.16

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 B77 and Celeron G3900TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23812377
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.35
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.163.14
Architecture codenameHeka (2009−2010)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 B77 and Celeron G3900TE 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size258 mm298.57 mm2
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 B77 and Celeron G3900TE 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)
SocketAM3LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 B77 and Celeron G3900TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 B77 and Celeron G3900TE are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 B77 and Celeron G3900TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 510

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 B77 and Celeron G3900TE.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Phenom II X3 B77 1.16
Celeron G3900TE 1.16

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.

Phenom II X3 B77 1844
Celeron G3900TE 1850
+0.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 May 2010 19 October 2015
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Phenom II X3 B77 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron G3900TE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X3 B77 and Celeron G3900TE.

Note that Phenom II X3 B77 is a desktop processor while Celeron G3900TE is a notebook one.


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