Intel Celeron G3950 vs AMD A4-9120C

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Intel Celeron G3950 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-9120C
Intel Celeron G3950 AMD A4-9120C

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron G3950 or AMD A4-9120C - 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 G3950 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G3950 was released in Q1/2017.

The AMD A4-9120C has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-9120C was released in Q1/2019.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6) CPU group AMD A4-9000 (2)
6 Generation 6
Skylake S Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G3950 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The AMD A4-9120C has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz).

Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic AMD A4-9120C
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.00 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 G3950 Characteristic AMD A4-9120C
-- 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 610 GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 7
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 3
96 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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 610 GPU AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron G3950 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-9120C can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic AMD A4-9120C
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-1866
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 15.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 8
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron G3950 has a TDP of 51 W, that of the AMD A4-9120C is 6 W.

Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic AMD A4-9120C
51 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G3950 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD A4-9120C cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic AMD A4-9120C
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1151 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2017 Release date Q1/2019
49 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3950 (0%)
AMD A4-9120C (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3950 (100%)
AMD A4-9120C (64%)

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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (88%)
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz
230 (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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
2410 (100%)
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1545 (64%)

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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
777 (100%)
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1470 (100%)
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
127 (100%)
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
228 (100%)
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron G3950 AMD A4-9120C
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