The Celeron G3900 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-6700 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's £2.57 more expensive!
Advantages of the Celeron G3900
- Consumes up to 22% less energy – 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i7-6700
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 2% cheaper – £115.86 vs £118.43
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 2 threads
Celeron G3900 vs Core i7-6700 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Celeron G3900
Sep 1st, 2015
Average FPS
170
92%
Min 1% FPS
114
93%
Price, £
£118.43
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
90%
Core i7-6700
Jul 1st, 2015
Average FPS
184
100%
Min 1% FPS
122
100%
Price, £
£115.86
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Celeron G3900 vs Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Celeron G3900 vs Core i7-6700 in core CPU performance specifications
Celeron G3900
Sep 1st, 2015
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
4 MB
50%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
82%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2133 MHz
100%
Core i7-6700
Jul 1st, 2015
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2133 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Celeron G3900 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $303.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
51 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, DDR4 @ 2133 MHz | RAM | DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, DDR4 @ 2133 MHz |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
