AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Celeron G1850

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Celeron G1850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Intel Celeron G1850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 22 nm
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2244 vs 1567
6.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13190 vs 1900
Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 974 vs 605
5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5321 vs 1054

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 April 2018 vs May 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET vs 22 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2244 vs 1567
PassMark - CPU mark	13190 vs 1900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	974 vs 605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5321 vs 1054

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1850

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G1850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2244

1567

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13190

1900

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

974

605

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5321

1054

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 2600	Intel Celeron G1850
PassMark - Single thread mark	2244	1567
PassMark - CPU mark	13190	1900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	974	605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5321	1054
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	46.475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.922
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1786
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1786
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3067
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3067

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600	Intel Celeron G1850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Haswell
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	19 April 2018	May 2014
OPN PIB	YD2600BBAFBOX
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1538	1543
Price now	$159.99	$79.99
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100)	24.89	10.70
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$101
Processor Number		G1850
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.90 GHz
Die size	213 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
Transistor count	4940 Million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	53 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Stealth	PCG 2013C
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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® TSX-NI
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® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)