Intel Core i3 8100 vs Celeron G4900
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i3 8100 with 4-cores against the 3.1 GHz Celeron G4900 with 2-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i3 8100
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 24% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 949 vs 768 points
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than the Core i3 8100 – 54 vs 65 Watt
- Newer - released 6-months later
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | October 5, 2017 | April 3, 2018 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Coffee Lake |
| Model number | i3-8100 | G4900 |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | LGA-1151 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | UHD Graphics 610 |
Performance
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 28x | 31x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6MB (shared) | 2MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Power
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 65 W | 54 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 610 |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1100 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 96 |
| TMUs | 24 | 12 |
| ROPs | 3 | 2 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 12 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz | 4096x2304 - 30 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-2400 |
| Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 37.5 GB/s | 37.5 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i3 8100 official page | Intel Celeron G4900 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 16 |
| Extended instructions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
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