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Intel Celeron G3930 vs Intel Core i3-9100. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Celeron G3930
Intel Celeron G3930
Released
Q2/2019
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-9100
Intel Core i3-9100

What's the best choice Intel Celeron G3930 or Intel Core i3-9100? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Celeron G3930 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 51 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Core i3-9100 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1281 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    51 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron G3930 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    697 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    867 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    944 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1208 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1339 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    483 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    616 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    281 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    557 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    199 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1036 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    862 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-9100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    323 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    462 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    472 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    726 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    849 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    48 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    599 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron G3930 Intel Celeron G3930
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron G3000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i3-8100
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i3-10100
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.90 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 610 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.05 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2016 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-9100 and Intel Celeron G3930. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron G3930 and Intel Core i3-9100 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    51 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron G3930 and Intel Celeron G3930, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Celeron G3930 and Intel Core i3-9100.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
220
Intel Celeron G3930
660
Intel Core i3-9100
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
686
Intel Celeron G3930
1069
Intel Core i3-9100
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1264
Intel Celeron G3930
3249
Intel Core i3-9100
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
202
Intel Celeron G3930
422
Intel Core i3-9100
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
3350
Intel Celeron G3930
8987
Intel Core i3-9100

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