Intel Celeron G3950 Full Specifications

Budget Desktop processor released in 2017 with 2 cores and 2 threads. With base clock at 3GHz, max speed at 3GHz, and a 51W power rating. Celeron G3950 is based on the Kaby Lake-S 14nm family and part of the Celeron series.
Price 45%
Speed 44%
Productivity 26%
Gaming 65%

The Intel Celeron G3950 is a Desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in 2017. It is part of the Celeron lineup, using the Kaby Lake-S architecture with Socket LGA1151. The core-count is effectively doubled, to 2 threads. Celeron G3950 has 2MB of L3 cache and operates at 3 GHz by default, but can boost up to 3 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is building the Celeron G3950 on a 14 nm production process. Intel's processor supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. This processor features the (Intel HD Graphics 610) integrated graphics solution. This processor can run on motherboards with the following chipsets: B150, B250, B360, B365, C232, C236, C246, H110, H170, H270, H310, H370, Q170, Q270, Q370, Z170, Z270, Z370, Z390.

Intel Celeron G3950 General

Manufacturer Intel
Core Family Kaby Lake-S
Series Intel Celeron
Type Desktop
Architecture Kaby Lake
Achitecture codename Kaby Lake
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake
Market price $ 86.34
Release date on January 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $52
Price now $86
Place in performance rating 1178
Value for money (0-100) 10.59
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm

Intel Celeron G3950 Compatibility

Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe lanes 16
PCIe revision 3.0
PCIe version 3.0
Socket LGA1151

Intel Celeron G3950 Benchmarks

CPU Cores 2
CPU Threads 2
Core Clock 3 GHz
Core Count 2
Frequency 3.00 GHz
Hyper-Threading -
Hyperthreading No
L1 Cache 2 x 32 kB Instruction 2 x 32 kB Data
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 Cache 2 x 256 kB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 Cache 1 x 2 MB
L3 cache 2 MB (shared)
L3-Cache 2.00 MB
Maximum frequency 3 GHz
Simultaneous Multithreading No
TDP 51 W
TDP down --
TDP up --
Turbo (1 Core) No turbo
Turbo (2 Cores) No turbo
Turbo Boost -

Intel Celeron G3950 Memory Specifications

ECC Yes
ECC Support Yes
ECC memory support +
Max memory channels 2
Maximum Supported Memory 64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB / s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Memory channels 2
Memory type DDR4-2400
Supported memory types DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory

Intel Celeron G3950 Technical Specs

64 bit support +
Bus support 8 GT / s
Includes CPU Cooler No
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Number of cores 2
Number of threads 2
Overclocking No
Part # CM8067703015716
Technology 14 nm
Tjunction max. --

Intel Celeron G3950 Integrated Graphics

4K resolution support +
Clear Video +
Clear Video HD +
DirectX 12
DirectX Version 12.0
Execution units 12
GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
Generation 10
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
InTru 3D +
Integrated Graphics Intel HD Graphics 610
Integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics 610
Lithography 14 nm
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max video memory 64 GB
Max. displays 3
Number of displays supported 3
OpenGL 4.4
Quick Sync +

Intel Celeron G3950 Security Technologies

EDB +
Identity Protection +
MPX +
OS Guard +
SGX Yes with Intel® ME
Secure Key +
TXT -

Intel Celeron G3950 Technologies and Extensions

AES-NI +
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) +
Idle States +
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring +
vPro -

Intel Celeron G3950 Virtualization Technologies

EPT +
VT-d +
VT-x +
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Intel Celeron G3950 Other

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