The Celeron G3900 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-4790K and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only £48.23 cheaper!
Advantages of the Celeron G3900
- Up to 29% cheaper – £118.43 vs £166.66
- Consumes up to 42% less energy – 51 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of the Core i7-4790K
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 2 threads
Celeron G3900 vs Core i7-4790K for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Celeron G3900
Sep 1st, 2015
Average FPS
170
91%
Min 1% FPS
114
93%
Price, £
£118.43
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
100%
Core i7-4790K
May 1st, 2014
Average FPS
186
100%
Min 1% FPS
123
100%
Price, £
£166.66
71%
Value, £/FPS
£0.89/FPS
78%
Celeron G3900 vs Core i7-4790K in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Celeron G3900 vs Core i7-4790K in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Celeron G3900 vs Core i7-4790K in core CPU performance specifications
Celeron G3900
Sep 1st, 2015
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
4 MB
50%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
70%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2133 MHz
100%
Core i7-4790K
May 1st, 2014
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
100%
Base Frequency
4 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1600 MHz
75%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Celeron G3900 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $350.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
51 W | Power Consumption | 88 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.4 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, DDR4 @ 2133 MHz | RAM | DDR3 @ 1600 MHz |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
