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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 Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 12% better in Minecraft than Celeron G3900 - 689 vs 614 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $39.95 vs $651.07
- Up to 93% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-6950X - $0.07 vs $0.94 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
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
689
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
7.446808510638299%
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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Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
614
89.11465892597968%
Value, $/FPS
$0.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
44.86486486486487%
Multi-Core
992
11.743814371966378%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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