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Celeron G3900TE vs Core i3-2120


Description
The G3900TE is based on Skylake architecture while the i3-2120 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the G3900TE gets a score of 49.3 k points while the i3-2120 gets 51.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-2120 is 1 times faster than the G3900TE. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
206a7
Core
Skylake-S
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
35 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
2048 kB
3072 kB
Date
December 2015
February 2012
Mean monothread perf.
27.33k points
24.23k points
Mean multithread perf.
49.34k points
53.48k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
G3900TE
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
2.36k
2.7k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
9.79k
7.4k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.08k
3.82k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.36k
2.99k (x0.89)
TOTAL
18.59k
16.91k (x0.91)

Multithread

G3900TE

i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
4.45k
6.36k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
18.16k
16.87k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.48k
9.4k (x1.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.5k
2.91k (x0.83)
TOTAL
31.59k
35.53k (x1.12)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
G3900TE
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
8.56k
9.82k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
12.25k
7.9k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.17k
3.98k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.35k
2.95k (x0.88)
TOTAL
27.33k
24.64k (x0.9)

Multithread

G3900TE

i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
16.42k
20.46k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
23.61k
17.77k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.75k
10.03k (x1.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.55k
2.94k (x0.83)
TOTAL
49.34k
51.21k (x1.04)

Performance/W
G3900TE
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
469 points/W
315 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
675 points/W
273 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
164 points/W
154 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
45 points/W
TOTAL
1410 points/W
788 points/W

Performance/GHz
G3900TE
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
3724 points/GHz
2974 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5326 points/GHz
2393 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1380 points/GHz
1206 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1455 points/GHz
895 points/GHz
TOTAL
11885 points/GHz
7468 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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