Ryzen 5 2600 vs Celeron G1820

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2402	901
Place by popularity	not in top-100	22
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	10.01
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	1.89	12.09
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)
Release date	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$110	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 14200% better value for money than Celeron G1820.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	34
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	576 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Die size	177 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1150	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	-
Max video memory	1.7 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	-
VGA	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	-
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	-
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	-
OpenGL	4.3	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1820 and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.12	8.62
Recency	1 December 2013	13 April 2018
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt

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