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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Celeron G4900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G4900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 460 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $50.0 vs $445.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.45 vs $3.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 54 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 12% better in Elden Ring than Celeron G4900 - 125 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 24 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
112
89.60000000000001%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$50
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Celeron® G4900 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.1GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W BX80684G4900
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.56/FPS
12.640449438202248%
Price, $
$445
11%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
616
36.38511518015357%
Multi-Core
1051
10.575568524854095%
Intel Celeron G4900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Celeron | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Celeron G4900 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
96 FPS
$41.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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96 FPS
$31.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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82 FPS
$21.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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