Celeron G3900E vs Ryzen 3 2300X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 2300X
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.30
+271%

Ryzen 3 2300X outperforms Celeron G3900E by a whopping 271% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14652526
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.18
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency2.801.40
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerGlobalFoundriesno data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 August 2018 (7 years ago)2 January 2016 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 2300X and Celeron G3900E 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3524
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size210 mm298.57 mm2
Number of transistors4,950 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2300X and Celeron G3900E 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)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Celeron G3900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Celeron G3900E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Celeron G3900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelLPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 510

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Celeron G3900E.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Ryzen 3 2300X 4.30
+271%
Celeron G3900E 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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 3 2300X 7549
+271%
Samples: 229
Celeron G3900E 2034
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.30 1.16
Recency 1 August 2018 2 January 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 3 2300X has a 270.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron G3900E, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron G3900E in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 2300X is a desktop processor while Celeron G3900E is a notebook one.

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