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Intel Celeron G4900T: Budget Processor for Basic Tasks in 2025

Updated: April 2025

1. Key Features: Modest Performance for Simple Tasks

The Intel Celeron G4900T, released in 2018, is still found in budget builds due to its low power consumption and affordable price. Let's look at its key specifications:

Architecture and Process Technology

- Codename: Coffee Lake (9th generation Intel).

- Process Technology: 14 nm (outdated in 2025, where 7-10 nm dominates).

- Cores/Threads: 2 cores, 2 threads — a minimal configuration for basic tasks.

- Cache: L3 — 2 MB (insufficient even for office applications).

- Base Frequency: 2.9 GHz (without Turbo Boost).

Integrated Graphics

- Intel UHD Graphics 610: supports 4K@60 Hz via HDMI/DisplayPort, but is not meant for gaming. It can handle only older titles like CS:GO at low settings (20-25 FPS).

Performance

- Geekbench 6: 623 (Single-Core), 1040 (Multi-Core). In comparison, the modern budget AMD Athlon 3000G scores around ~750/1500.

- Real-world scenarios:

- YouTube 1080p playback — no lag.

- Working in Office + 10 Chrome tabs — possible slowdowns.

Key Feature: TDP of 35 W — perfect for compact PCs with passive cooling.

2. Compatible Motherboards: Socket and Chipsets

Socket LGA 1151 (v2)

The processor requires motherboards with chipsets H310, B360, H370 (300 series). Examples include:

- ASUS Prime H310M-K ($65): a basic board with HDMI and USB 3.1.

- Gigabyte B360M DS3H ($80): 4 DDR4 slots, M.2 NVMe support.

Important: Some boards require a BIOS update to work with Coffee Lake. In 2025, it’s easier to find models with pre-installed firmware.

3. Supported Memory: DDR4 and Dual-Channel Mode

- Type: DDR4-2400 (officially).

- Max Capacity: Depends on the motherboard (usually up to 64 GB).

- Recommendations:

- Minimum: 8 GB (2x4 GB) for Windows 11 and browsing.

- Optimal: 16 GB (2x8 GB) for multitasking.

Limitation: DDR5 and XMP profiles are not supported.

4. Power Supply: Minimum Requirements

- CPU TDP: 35 W.

- Recommended PSU wattage: 300-400 W (with headroom for SSD, HDD, and fans).

- Examples:

- EVGA 400 W ($35): a reliable option for an office build.

- Be Quiet! System Power 9 400W ($50): quiet operation and 80+ Bronze certification.

Tip: Don't skimp on the PSU — stability is important, even for simple systems.

5. Pros and Cons: Who is the Celeron G4900T Suitable For?

Advantages

- Price: New units — $40-$50 (as of April 2025).

- Energy Efficiency: Suitable for mini-PCs and home servers.

- Integrated Graphics: Does not require a discrete graphics card.

Disadvantages

- Weak Multithreading: 2 threads can be a problem for modern applications.

- Outdated Process Technology: 14 nm vs. 7 nm competitors.

- Limited Upgrade Options: The highest you can go on the LGA 1151 socket is the Core i9-9900K, which isn’t cost-effective in 2025.

6. Use Scenarios: Where does its Potential Shine?

- Office Tasks: Word, Excel, email — no problems.

- Media Center: 4K video via VLC or Plex (with hardware decoding).

- Retro Gaming: Emulation (NES, PS1) or indie projects like Stardew Valley.

- Server: NAS based on OpenMediaVault — low power consumption.

Not Suitable For:

- Video editing (even at 1080p).

- Modern AAA games.

7. Comparison with Competitors: Who Is Better?

AMD Athlon 3000G ($45-55)

- Pros: 2 cores/4 threads, Vega 3 graphics (stronger than UHD 610).

- Cons: TDP of 35 W, outdated Zen architecture (2019).

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 ($60-70)

- Pros: 2 cores/4 threads, higher frequency (4.0 GHz).

- Cons: Price is 20-30% higher.

Conclusion: The Celeron G4900T only wins on price but falls short in multithreading.

8. Practical Assembly Tips

- Case: Choose Mini-ITX (e.g., Fractal Design Node 304) for compactness.

- Storage: SSD is a must (250 GB Kingston A400 — $30).

- Cooling: The stock cooler is sufficient, but to maintain silence, consider the Arctic Alpine 12 ($15).

Hack: Verify if the motherboard supports the G4900T “out of the box” — otherwise, a firmware update will be needed.

9. Final Verdict: Who Should Buy the Celeron G4900T in 2025?

This processor is suitable for those who:

1. Are building a cheap office PC (e.g., for cafes or schools).

2. Need a low-noise media center.

3. Are constructing a home server with minimal power consumption.

Alternative: If you can stretch the budget to $70-100, it’s better to opt for a Pentium Gold or Athlon 3000G — they’ll last longer.

The Celeron G4900T may not be the most modern, but it’s a time-tested option for narrow tasks. Its main advantage is price, but this comes at the cost of limited performance.

Basic

Label Name

Intel

Platform

Desktop

Launch Date

April 2018

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

G4900T

Code Name

Coffee Lake

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Basic Frequency

2.90 GHz

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it, and increased energy efficiency when you don’t.

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.

L3 Cache

2 MB

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCLGA1151

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

14 nm

TDP

35 W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

88°C

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

3.0

Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

Intel 64

Intel® 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop and mobile platforms when combined with supporting software.¹ Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory.

Yes

Instruction Set

The instruction set is a hard program stored inside the CPU that guides and optimizes CPU operations. With these instruction sets, the CPU can run more efficiently. There are many manufacturers that design CPUs, which results in different instruction sets, such as the 8086 instruction set for the Intel camp and the RISC instruction set for the ARM camp. x86, ARM v8, and MIPS are all codes for instruction sets. Instruction sets can be extended; for example, x86 added 64-bit support to create x86-64. Manufacturers developing CPUs that are compatible with a certain instruction set need authorization from the instruction set patent holder. A typical example is Intel authorizing AMD, enabling the latter to develop CPUs compatible with the x86 instruction set.

64-bit

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

Up to 1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8+2x4

Memory Specifications

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

DDR4-2400

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

64 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

8 GT/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

37.5 GB/s

ECC Memory Supported

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Intel® UHD Graphics 610

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

350 MHz

Graphics Frequency

Graphics max dynamic frequency refers to the maximum opportunistic graphics render clock frequency (in MHz) that can be supported using Intel® HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency feature.

1.00 GHz

Graphics Video Max Memory

64 GB

4K Support

Yes | at 60Hz

DirectX Support

DirectX* Support indicates support for a specific version of Microsoft’s collection of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for handling multimedia compute tasks.

Max Resolution (HDMI)

Max Resolution (HDMI) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the HDMI interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096x2304@24Hz

Max Resolution (DP)

Max Resolution (DP) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor via the DP interface (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your system.

4096x2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)

Max Resolution (Integrated Flat Panel) is the maximum resolution supported by the processor for a device with an integrated flat panel (24bits per pixel & 60Hz). System or device display resolution is dependent on multiple system design factors; actual resolution may be lower on your device.

4096x2304@60Hz

Number of Displays Supported

Miscellaneous

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. It offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium® processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.

Yes

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Intel® Standard Manageability is the manageability solution for Intel vPro® Essentials platforms and is a subset of Intel® AMT with out-of-band management over Ethernet and Wi-Fi, but no KVM or new life cycle management features.

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology is an advanced means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-conservation needs of mobile systems. Conventional Intel SpeedStep® Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage and Frequency Changes, and Clock Partitioning and Recovery.

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Cache

CPU Cache is an area of fast memory located on the processor. Intel® Smart Cache refers to the architecture that allows all cores to dynamically share access to the last level cache.

2 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Intel AES New Instructions

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Intel® Device Protection Technology with Boot Guard helps protect the system’s pre-OS environment from viruses and malicious software attacks.

Yes

Intel Clear Video HD Technology

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, like its predecessor, Intel® Clear Video Technology, is a suite of image decode and processing technologies built into the integrated processor graphics that improve video playback, delivering cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, and vivid colors, and a clear and stable video picture. Intel® Clear Video HD Technology adds video quality enhancements for richer color and more realistic skin tones.

Yes

Intel Clear Video Technology

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel® Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory and power overhead costs and increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.

Yes

Intel InTru 3D Technology

Yes

Intel OS Guard

Yes

OpenGL Support

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, multi-platform API (Application Programming Interface) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.

4.5

Intel Quick Sync Video

Intel® Quick Sync Video delivers fast conversion of video for portable media players, online sharing, and video editing and authoring.

Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6

Single Core Score

623

Geekbench 6

Multi Core Score

1040

Geekbench 5

Single Core Score

556

Geekbench 5

Multi Core Score

1023

Passmark CPU

Single Core Score

1749

Passmark CPU

Multi Core Score

2254

Compared to Other CPU

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Pentium G4500T

701 +12.5%

Xeon D-2183IT

654 +5%

Celeron G4900T

623

3015Ce

579 -7.1%

A10-7890K

546 -12.4%

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Celeron 7305E

1328 +27.7%

Core i7-3540M

1168 +12.3%

Celeron G4900T

1040

Celeron G3900T

942 -9.4%

A8-3820

831 -20.1%

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Xeon D-1587

591 +6.3%

Xeon E5-2658 v4

572 +2.9%

Celeron G4900T

556

Celeron 3965U

536 -3.6%

PRO A10-9700

522 -6.1%

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Core i5-2520M

1172 +14.6%

Core i5-2435M

1093 +6.8%

Celeron G4900T

1023

Xeon E5-2650L v4

927 -9.4%

Celeron N4020

850 -16.9%

Passmark CPU Single Core

Core i7-5550U

1797 +2.7%

Core i5-3340

1772 +1.3%

Celeron G4900T

1749

Xeon D-2143IT

1712 -2.1%

Xeon E5-2630L

1691 -3.3%

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Core i7-7Y75

2629 +16.6%

Phenom II X4 840

2385 +5.8%

Celeron G4900T

2254

3015Ce

2094 -7.1%

Core i3-3220T

1937 -14.1%