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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 273 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $39.95 vs $651.07
- Up to 94% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-6950X - $0.14 vs $2.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 51 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 6% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Celeron G3900 - 293 vs 276 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 20 vs 2 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
276
94.19795221843003%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
293
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.22/FPS
6.306306306306306%
Price, $
$651.07
6%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Updated 349629 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
44.86486486486487%
Multi-Core
992
11.743814371966378%
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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