Intel Celeron G5905 vs AMD A10-9700

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G5905 and AMD A10-9700 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron G5905

AMD A10-9700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5905

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2183 vs 1613

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 Jul 2020 vs 27 July 2017
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2183 vs 1613

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3544 vs 2814

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3544 vs 2814

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G5905
CPU 2: AMD A10-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2183

1613

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2814

3544

Name	Intel Celeron G5905	AMD A10-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2183	1613
PassMark - CPU mark	2814	3544
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1465
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		20.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		227.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		27.928
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		87.933
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2370
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2370
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7174

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G5905	AMD A10-9700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Bristol Ridge
Launch date	27 Jul 2020	27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$42	$90
Place in performance rating	1105	922
Processor Number	G5905
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD9700AGABBOX
OPN Tray		AD9700AGM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$79.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.04
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Compute Cores		10
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum frequency		3.8 GHz
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		1178 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		2400 MHz
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	Radeon R7 Series
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1029 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
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
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
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
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
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™)