Intel Celeron G4920 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G4920 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G4920

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
  • Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date January 2018 vs 11 April 2017
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

  • 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 25% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • 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
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2198 vs 1960
  • 5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13056 vs 2500
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache 576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2198 vs 1960
PassMark - CPU mark 13056 vs 2500

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G4920
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1960
2198
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2500
13056
Name Intel Celeron G4920 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1960 2198
PassMark - CPU mark 2500 13056
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 921
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 921
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1058
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1912
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1912
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 45.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.434

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G4920 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Zen
Launch date January 2018 11 April 2017
Place in performance rating 1803 1804
Price now $82.99 $171.03
Processor Number G4920
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 11.77 22.78
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $230
OPN PIB YD160XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray YD160XBCM6IAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 576 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 3 MB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 2 6
Number of threads 2 12
Die size 192 mm
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E93
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
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

Number of displays supported 3

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W) Not included

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16
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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)