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Intel Celeron G3900T vs Intel Atom C3538. Specifications

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Intel Celeron G3900T
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Intel Atom C3538
Intel Atom C3538

What's the best choice Intel Celeron G3900T or Intel Atom C3538? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Celeron G3900T has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Intel Atom C3538 has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 24% better clock speed

    2.60 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron G3900T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    738 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    883 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1324 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    531 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    650 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    486 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    615 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    234 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    905 place
Intel Atom C3538 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom C3538
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  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 35 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom C3538 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Celeron G3900T Intel Celeron G3900T
Intel Atom C3538 Intel Atom C3538
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Celeron G3000 left arrow Intel Atom C3000
  • Family
    Intel Celeron left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.6 GHz left arrow 2.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12.0 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 510 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    950 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow -
  • Shader
    96 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Atom C3538 and Intel Celeron G3900T. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Celeron G3900T and Intel Atom C3538 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    35 W left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Celeron G3900T and Intel Atom C3538, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Denverton
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 8.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow BGA 1310
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15

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