AMD A6-5400K vs Intel Celeron G3900

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A6-5400K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron G3900
AMD A6-5400K Intel Celeron G3900

CPU comparison

AMD A6-5400K or Intel Celeron G3900 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A6-5400K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-5400K was released in Q3/2012.

The Intel Celeron G3900 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G3900 was released in Q1/2016.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD A6-5000 (3) CPU group Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6)
4 Generation 6
Kabini (Jaguar) Architecture Skylake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Celeron G4900

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A6-5400K has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A6-5400K is 3.60 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Intel Celeron G3900 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G3900 is at 2.80 GHz.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Celeron G3900
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Celeron G3900
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD A6-5400K or Intel Celeron G3900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon HD 7540D GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
0.64 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
4 GPU Generation 9
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 12
192 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 7540D GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A6-5400K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Celeron G3900 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Celeron G3900
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A6-5400K is 65 W, while the Intel Celeron G3900 has a TDP of 51 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Celeron G3900
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 51 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A6-5400K is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron G3900 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD A6-5400K Characteristic Intel Celeron G3900
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FM2 Socket LGA 1151
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q1/2016
45 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
415 (56%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
735 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
629 (44%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1420 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
AMD Radeon HD 7540D @ 0.64 GHz
246 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (74%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
2177 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
2178 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
338 (55%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
614 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1020 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
2011 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
620 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1085 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
174 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
275 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
119 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A6-5400K AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
213 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A6-5400K Intel Celeron G3900
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