Intel Celeron G5905T vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G5905T and AMD Ryzen 9 3900 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, 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 G5905T

AMD Ryzen 9 3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5905T

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	1 Jul 2020 vs 24 Sep 2019
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
22 more threads: 24 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G5905T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3900

Name	Intel Celeron G5905T	AMD Ryzen 9 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	1784
PassMark - CPU mark	2154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		30.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.924
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		19.043

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G5905T	AMD Ryzen 9 3900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	1 Jul 2020	24 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$42
Place in performance rating	1386	1373
Processor Number	G5905
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		100-000000070
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3100 MHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	4 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Number of cores	2	12
Number of threads	2	24
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
Maximum frequency		4300 MHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
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
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
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	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)