Intel Celeron G5905 vs AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G5905 and AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE 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 G5905

AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5905

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2167 vs 2074

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2167 vs 2074

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 66% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 58 Watt
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4633 vs 2789

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 58 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4633 vs 2789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G5905
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2167

2074

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2789

4633

Name	Intel Celeron G5905	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2167	2074
PassMark - CPU mark	2789	4633

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G5905	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen+
Launch date	27 Jul 2020	21 Jul 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$42
Place in performance rating	1201	1218
Processor Number	G5905
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		YD3125C6M2OFH
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2667
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	1100 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 Vega 3
iGPU core count		3
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
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
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
AMD GuardMI technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)