Ryzen 5 5600 vs Celeron G3900E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2278	544
Place by popularity	not in top-100	7
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.17	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	3.46	19.77
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 5 5600 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	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 5 5600 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 510

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900E and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
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	1.28	13.58
Recency	2 January 2016	20 April 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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