Intel Celeron G5905T vs AMD PRO A12-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G5905T and AMD PRO A12-8870 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 G5905T

AMD PRO A12-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5905T

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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1809 vs 1782

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1809 vs 1782

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3869 vs 2206

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3869 vs 2206

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G5905T
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1809

1782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2206

3869

Name	Intel Celeron G5905T	AMD PRO A12-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1809	1782
PassMark - CPU mark	2206	3869

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G5905T	AMD PRO A12-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake
Launch date	1 Jul 2020	Q3 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$42
Place in performance rating	1462	1451
Processor Number	G5905
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD887BAUM44AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum frequency		4.2 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
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	R7
Graphics max frequency		1108 MHz
Switchable graphics
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	12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
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	65 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
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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™)