Intel Celeron G3900 vs AMD FX-9370

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron G3900 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-9370
Intel Celeron G3900 AMD FX-9370

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron G3900 and the AMD FX-9370 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron G3900 2 core processor released in Q1/2016 with the AMD FX-9370 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD FX (30)
Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6) CPU group AMD FX-9000 (2)
6 Generation 2
Skylake S Architecture Vishera (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Celeron G4900 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G3900 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD FX-9370 clocks with 4.40 GHz (4.70 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron G3900 Characteristic AMD FX-9370
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.80 GHz Frequency 4.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.70 GHz

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.

Intel Celeron G3900 Characteristic AMD FX-9370
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 510 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 DirectX Version --

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron G3900, while the AMD FX-9370 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron G3900 Characteristic AMD FX-9370
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1866
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron G3900 has a TDP of 51 W. The TDP of the AMD FX-9370 is 220 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron G3900 Characteristic AMD FX-9370
51 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 220 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G3900 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD FX-9370 is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Celeron G3900 Characteristic AMD FX-9370
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1151 Socket AM3+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 195 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3900 (100%)
AMD FX-9370 (83%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3900 (35%)
AMD FX-9370 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
735 (100%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
613 (83%)

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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1420 (47%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
3040 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
2178 (23%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
9652 (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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
614 (40%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1528 (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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
213 (30%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
699 (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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1020 (100%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
2011 (100%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
620 (100%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1085 (100%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (100%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
787.9 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
119 (100%)
AMD FX-9370 AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron G3900 AMD FX-9370
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