Intel Celeron G5900T vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G5900T and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron G5900T

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5900T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs 2 March 2017
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x 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
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2102 vs 1640
7.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15659 vs 2155

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2102 vs 1640
PassMark - CPU mark	15659 vs 2155

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G5900T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1640

2102

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2155

15659

Name	Intel Celeron G5900T	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640	2102
PassMark - CPU mark	2155	15659
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		896
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6027
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		23.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		54.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.361

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G5900T	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	2 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$42	$399
Place in performance rating	1584	1607
Processor Number	G5900T
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD170XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray		YD170XBCM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$199.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.56
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Die size		192 mm
Maximum frequency		3.8 GHz
Number of cores		8
Number of threads		16
Transistor count		4800 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 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	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015B	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® 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
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)