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In short — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 1144 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 97% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $39.9 vs $1579.0
- Up to 97% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-9960X - $0.06 vs $2.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 51 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 14% better in Minecraft than Celeron G3900 - 699 vs 614 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 32 vs 2 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
614
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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