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In short — Core i9-7960X 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 i9-7960X is 731 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $40.32 vs $254.08
- Up to 81% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7960X - $0.28 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 51 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 22% better in Rust than Celeron G3900 - 194 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 32 vs 2 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
159
81%
Value, €/FPS
€0.28/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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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