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).

Intel Celeron G4920

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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: 13058 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	13058 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

13058

Name	Intel Celeron G4920	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1960	2198
PassMark - CPU mark	2500	13058
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™)