Intel Celeron G5900T vs AMD Athlon X4 970

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G5900T and AMD Athlon X4 970 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.

Intel Celeron G5900T

AMD Athlon X4 970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5900T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1640 vs 1616

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs 27 July 2017
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640 vs 1616

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3472 vs 2155

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3472 vs 2155

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G5900T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 970

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1640

1616

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2155

3472

Name	Intel Celeron G5900T	AMD Athlon X4 970
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640	1616
PassMark - CPU mark	2155	3472

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G5900T	AMD Athlon X4 970
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$42
Place in performance rating	1587	1582
Processor Number	G5900T
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series	AMD Athlon X4
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray		AD970XAUM44AB
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
Number of cores		4
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		1178 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	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
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)