Intel Celeron G3900T vs AMD Phenom II X3 720

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron G3900T		AMD Phenom II X3 720
CPU comparison Intel Celeron G3900T or AMD Phenom II X3 720 - 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 Intel Celeron G3900T has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G3900T was released in Q1/2016. The AMD Phenom II X3 720 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X3 720 was released in Q1/2009.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	AMD Phenom II (52)
Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6)	CPU group	AMD Phenom II - 700 (9)
6	Generation	3
Skylake S	Architecture	Heka (K10)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Celeron G4900T	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron G3900T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The AMD Phenom II X3 720 has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz.
Intel Celeron G3900T	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X3 720
2	Cores	3
2	Threads	3
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.60 GHz	Frequency	2.80 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	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.
Intel Celeron G3900T	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X3 720
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
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 The Intel Celeron G3900T supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X3 720 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Celeron G3900T	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X3 720
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
64 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron G3900T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD Phenom II X3 720 is 95 W.
Intel Celeron G3900T	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X3 720
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Celeron G3900T has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Phenom II X3 720 cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
Intel Celeron G3900T	Characteristic	AMD Phenom II X3 720
14 nm	Technology	45 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1151	Socket	AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016	Release date	Q1/2009
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G3900T (100%)

AMD Phenom II X3 720 (62%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G3900T (89%)

AMD Phenom II X3 720 (91%)

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 G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	682 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	379 (56%)

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 G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1330 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	985 (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.


	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	2075 (74%)
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	2811 (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 G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	110 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	74 (67%)

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 G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	198 (93%)
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	213 (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.


	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	565 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 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 G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1025 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	159 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	450 (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.


	Intel Celeron G3900T Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.95 GHz	182 (100%)
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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