Celeron G5905 vs A8-7670K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7670K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.01
+14.9%

A8-7670K outperforms Celeron G5905 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7670K and Celeron G5905 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19182022
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.002.86
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)no data
Release date20 July 2015 (9 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-7670K and Celeron G5905 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads42
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KBno data
L3 cacheno data4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-7670K and Celeron G5905 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2+FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7670K and Celeron G5905. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

A8-7670K and Celeron G5905 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7670K and Celeron G5905 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7670K and Celeron G5905. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 610
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines512no data
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7670K and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-7670K and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7670K and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7670K and Celeron G5905.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-7670K 2.01
+14.9%
Celeron G5905 1.75

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-7670K 3192
+14.6%
Celeron G5905 2786

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.01 1.75
Recency 20 July 2015 1 July 2020
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 58 Watt

A8-7670K has a 14.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron G5905, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 63.8% lower power consumption.

The A8-7670K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G5905 in performance tests.


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