Intel Celeron G6900 2-core LGA1700
Built on Intel’s 7nm Alder Lake architecture, this dual-core, 3.4 GHz processor delivers a 4474 PassMark score and includes PCIe 5.0 support on a modern LGA1700 socket. Its 46W TDP and included boxed cooler make it a straightforward drop-in upgrade for basic systems, with integrated UHD Graphics 710 handling display output without a dedicated GPU. This chip is best for users building a simple home office PC or a media server where low power draw and modern platform connectivity are the priorities.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong platform (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong single thread (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong feature (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (5th percentile)
- Below average social proof (19th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Celeron |
| Model | G6900 |
| Codename | Alder Lake |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 7 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 2 |
| P-cores | 2 |
| Threads | 2 |
| Base Clock | 3400 |
| Boost Clock | 3400 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 2.5 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 4472 |
| PassMark Single | 2666 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 3200 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 128 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA1700 |
| PCIe | 5 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 |
| TDP | 46 |
| Max Turbo Power | 46 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 710 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Celeron G6900 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | G.Skill Trident Z Neo | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | DAKboard CPU v4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 | 64 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3400 | 5200 | 3500 | 4200 | 3400 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 4 | 96 | 256 | 32 | 8 | - |
| Tdp W | 46 | 120 | 200 | 65 | 270 | - |
| Socket | LGA1700 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 | BGA |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 710 | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Celeron G6900 | 43.8 | 69.7 | 82.4 | 5 | 57 | 38.2 | 19.1 | 75.8 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.4 | 98.5 | 95.2 | 92.9 | 87.8 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.7 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.9 | 76.4 | 0 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 0 | 89.5 |
| G.Skill Trident Z Neo Compare | 72.7 | 87.3 | 78.4 | 0 | 83.3 | 73.6 | 0 | 72.2 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 48.4 | 62.6 | 61 | 0 | 33.4 | 45.1 | 90.4 | 51.2 |
| DAKboard CPU v4 Compare | 13.6 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 0 | 12.9 | 17.9 | 58.7 | 21 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
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