Celeron J3455 vs Celeron G3930

The Celeron J3455 packs 4 cores / 4 threads, while the Celeron G3930 offers 2 cores / 2 threads — the Celeron J3455 has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 2.3 GHz on the Celeron J3455 versus 2.9 GHz on the Celeron G3930 — a 23.1% clock advantage for the Celeron G3930 (base: 1.5 GHz vs 2.9 GHz). The Celeron J3455 uses the Apollo Lake (2014−2016) architecture (14 nm), while the Celeron G3930 uses Kaby Lake (2016−2019) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Celeron J3455 scores 2,247 against the Celeron G3930's 2,259 — a 0.5% lead for the Celeron G3930. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 450 vs 750, a 50% lead for the Celeron G3930 that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 850 vs 1,100 (25.6% advantage for the Celeron G3930). L3 cache: 0 kB on the Celeron J3455 vs 2 MB (total) on the Celeron G3930.

The Celeron J3455 uses the FCBGA1296 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Celeron G3930 uses LGA1151 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR4-2400 memory speed. The Celeron G3930 supports up to 64 GB of RAM compared to 8 GB — 155.6% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 6 (Celeron J3455) vs 16 (Celeron G3930) — the Celeron G3930 offers 10 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: N/A (SoC) (Celeron J3455) and H110,B250,H270,Z270 (Celeron G3930).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Both support VT-x virtualization. Both include integrated graphics — HD Graphics 500 (Celeron J3455) and HD Graphics 610 (Celeron G3930) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Celeron J3455 targets Low Power, Celeron G3930 targets Budget. Direct competitor: Celeron J3455 rivals Pentium J4205; Celeron G3930 rivals Pentium G4560.