Celeron G5905 vs Athlon X4 970

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 970
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.66
Celeron G5905
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 58 Watt
1.76
+6%

Celeron G5905 outperforms Athlon X4 970 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 970 and Celeron G5905 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20762032
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.422.87
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)no data
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 970 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHzno data
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 970 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 970 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+-
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

Athlon X4 970 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 Athlon X4 970 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 Athlon X4 970 and Celeron G5905. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 970 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 970 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 Athlon X4 970 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 970 and Celeron G5905.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Athlon X4 970 1.66
Celeron G5905 1.76
+6%

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.

Athlon X4 970 2644
Celeron G5905 2789
+5.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 1.76
Recency 27 July 2017 1 July 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 58 Watt

Athlon X4 970 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron G5905, on the other hand, has a 6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon X4 970 and Celeron G5905.


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