Celeron G3900E vs Xeon X3440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3440
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.75
+36.7%
Celeron G3900E
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.28

Xeon X3440 outperforms Celeron G3900E by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3440 and Celeron G3900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20252278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.12
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.743.46
Architecture codenameno dataSkylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 July 2009 (15 years ago)2 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X3440 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)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data98.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3440 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3440 and Celeron G3900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3440 and Celeron G3900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3440 and Celeron G3900E are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3440 and Celeron G3900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s34.134 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 Xeon X3440 and Celeron G3900E.

PCIe version2.03.0
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.

Xeon X3440 1.75
+36.7%
Celeron G3900E 1.28

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.

Xeon X3440 2773
+36.3%
Celeron G3900E 2034

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 1.28
Recency 1 July 2009 2 January 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon X3440 has a 36.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron G3900E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X3440 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900E in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3440 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G3900E is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3440 and Celeron G3900E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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