Intel Pentium Gold G5600 vs Intel Celeron G3900

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5600 and Intel Celeron G3900 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 Pentium Gold G5600

Intel Celeron G3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2265 vs 1674
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3790 vs 2134
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 967 vs 678
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2161 vs 1244

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2018 vs September 2015
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2265 vs 1674
PassMark - CPU mark	3790 vs 2134
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	967 vs 678
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2161 vs 1244

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900

Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 54 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 54 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5600
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G3900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2265

1674

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3790

2134

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

967

678

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2161

1244

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5600	Intel Celeron G3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	2265	1674
PassMark - CPU mark	3790	2134
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	967	678
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2161	1244
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		34.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		861
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1554
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2853
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		861
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1554
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2853

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5600	Intel Celeron G3900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Skylake
Launch date	January 2018	September 2015
Place in performance rating	1537	2207
Price now	$114.74	$52.62
Processor Number	G5600	G3900
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	14.65	17.63
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	65 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Die size		150 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91	0x1902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 510
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	51 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)