AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Celeron G3920

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Celeron G3920 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Intel Celeron G3920

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3x 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
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2505 vs 1781
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13176 vs 2358

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Nov 2019 vs September 2015
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2505 vs 1781
PassMark - CPU mark	13176 vs 2358

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3920

Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3432 vs 1175
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5672 vs 5292

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3432 vs 1175
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5672 vs 5292

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G3920

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2505

1781

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13176

2358

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1175

3432

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5292

5672

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	Intel Celeron G3920
PassMark - Single thread mark	2505	1781
PassMark - CPU mark	13176	2358
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1175	3432
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5292	5672
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3860
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		766
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2091
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		766
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2091

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	Intel Celeron G3920
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	Nov 2019	September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$170	$60
Place in performance rating	1220	1234
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$62.45
Processor Number		G3920
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		14.69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.90 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	100 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	2
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		150 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	51 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x1902
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
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® HD Graphics 510
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot