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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-4790 is 488 days older than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $40.32 vs $98.71
- Up to 44% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-4790 - $0.18 vs $0.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 51 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 35% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Celeron G3900 - 339 vs 252 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 8 vs 2 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
252
74%
Value, €/FPS
€0.18/FPS
100%
Price, €
€44.76
100%
Value Winner
Intel CPU BX80662G3900 Celeron G3900 2.80Ghz 2M LGA1151 2C/2T Skylake Retail
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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