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

AMD A8-4500M
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
2702
2702
Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2702
2702
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
2695
2695
MediaTek Helio G88
NoneC NoneT @ --
2683
2683
Intel Core i3-4110M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
2680
2680

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-750
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
1692
1692
MediaTek Dimensity 700
8C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
1692
1692
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1691
1691
Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
1686
1686
Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
1684
1684

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1244
1244
Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1240
1240
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1240
1240
Intel Core i3-3240
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1240
1240
Intel Core i7-3687U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1239
1239

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
875
875
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
874
874
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
874
874
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
874
874
Intel Core i7-4770T
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
873
873

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
757
757
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
755
755
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
755
755
Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
755
755
MediaTek Dimensity 800U
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
753
753

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
360
360
Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
358
358
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
358
358
Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
358
358
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
357
357

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
258
258
Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
258
258
Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
258
258
Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
258
258
Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
258
258

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
145
145
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 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