Intel Celeron G3950 vs Intel Core i9-9920X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron G3950 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-9920X
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Core i9-9920X

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron G3950 or Intel Core i9-9920X - 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 Intel Core i9-9920X has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9920X was released in Q4/2018.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6) CPU group Intel Core i 9000X (8)
6 Generation 9
Skylake S Architecture Skylake X Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-7920X
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G3950 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The Intel Core i9-9920X has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9920X
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.30 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 Intel Core i9-9920X
-- 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 no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 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 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 610 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron G3950 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9920X can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9920X
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 19.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 44
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 43.3 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 Intel Core i9-9920X is 165 W.

Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9920X
51 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 92 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G3950 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-9920X cache has a total of 19.00 MB.

Intel Celeron G3950 Characteristic Intel Core i9-9920X
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1151 Socket LGA 2066
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q4/2018
49 $ Release price 1189 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3950 (65%)
Intel Core i9-9920X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3950 (11%)
Intel Core i9-9920X (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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
777 (66%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
1174 (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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1470 (12%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
12763 (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 (10%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
25301 (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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
127 (64%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
197 (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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
228 (10%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
2245 (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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
1459 (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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
10211 (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.
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
455 (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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
5179 (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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (100%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
@ 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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
138 (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 G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
6483 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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