AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE vs Intel Celeron G5900

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE and Intel Celeron G5900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Intel Celeron G5900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 66% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 58 Watt
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4545 vs 2643

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 30 Apr 2020
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 58 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4545 vs 2643

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5900

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2107 vs 2016

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2107 vs 2016

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G5900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2016

2107

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4545

2643

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Celeron G5900
PassMark - Single thread mark	2016	2107
PassMark - CPU mark	4545	2643

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE	Intel Celeron G5900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dali	Comet Lake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	30 Apr 2020
OPN Tray	YD305GC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1159	1141
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$42
Processor Number		G5900
Series		Intel Celeron Processor G Series
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Device ID		0x9BA8
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	58 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot