Buy on Amazon
$100
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Celeron G3900 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Celeron G3900 is 2184 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-870 - 259 vs 257 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-870 - $70.0 vs $100.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-870 - $0.27 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 51 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
Buy for $100 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10 minutes ago
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
259
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU BX80662G3900 Celeron G3900 2.80Ghz 2M LGA1151 2C/2T Skylake Retail
Buy for $70 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 9 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
