Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Celeron G3900 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Celeron G3900 is 2063 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-540 - 119 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i3-540 - $39.9 vs $60.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-540 - $0.34 vs $0.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 51 vs 73 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 4 vs 2 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
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Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
Celeron | Collection | Core i3 |
Skylake | Codename | Clarkdale |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
51 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
No | Overclockable | No |