Intel Celeron G5900 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Celeron G5900 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2020 and belongs to the 9 generation of the Intel Celeron series. To use the Intel Celeron G5900, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Celeron G5900
Family: Intel Celeron
Group: Intel Celeron G5000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 9

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G5900 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G5900 is 3.4 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron G5900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Celeron G5900 uses the Intel HD Graphics 610, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 610
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 96
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q3/2016

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 42.7 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 58 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 58 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G5900 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 2.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 2.0 MB
Architecture: Comet Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2020
Release price: 60 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
2766
2766
AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2753
2753
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
2695
2695
Intel Core i3-4110M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
2680
2680
Intel Core i5-3340M
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
2680
2680

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1720
1720
Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1708
1708
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1691
1691
Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
1684
1684
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
NoneC NoneT @ --
1680
1680

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

MediaTek Helio P65
NoneC NoneT @ --
1261
1261
Intel Pentium J6426
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1245
1245
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1240
1240
Intel Core i7-3687U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1239
1239
Intel Core i3-4030U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1235
1235

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 1.4 GHz
880
880
Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
875
875
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
874
874
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
873
873
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
872
872

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
762
762
Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
757
757
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
755
755
Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
746
746
Intel Core i3-6157U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
745
745

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
366
366
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
366
366
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
358
358
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 12nm
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
354
354
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
351
351

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
263
263
Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
261
261
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
258
258
AMD Athlon II X4 630
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
256
256
AMD Phenom II X4 905e
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
253
253

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
145
145
Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
145
145
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
145
145
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
145
145
Intel Core i7-4790S
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
145
145