Intel Celeron G5900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G5900 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5900

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 65 Watt
Launch date 30 Apr 2020 vs Nov 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 58 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 6 vs 2
  • 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
  • 16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2504 vs 2107
  • 5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13169 vs 2643
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 6 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 32 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2504 vs 2107
PassMark - CPU mark 13169 vs 2643

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G5900
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2107
2504
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2643
13169
Name Intel Celeron G5900 AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2107 2504
PassMark - CPU mark 2643 13169
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1175
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5292
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3834

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G5900 AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Zen 2
Launch date 30 Apr 2020 Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $42 $170
Place in performance rating 1239 1248
Processor Number G5900
Series Intel Celeron Processor G Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 128 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 3 MB
L3 cache 2 MB 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Number of cores 2 6
Number of threads 2 6
Front-side bus (FSB) 100 MHz
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-3200

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BA8
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 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1200 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 58 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C

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® Identity Protection technology
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® AES New Instructions
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)

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™)