Pentium Gold G5500 vs Celeron G4920

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G4920
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.57
Pentium Gold G5500
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.41
+53.5%

Pentium Gold G5500 outperforms Celeron G4920 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21141782
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.614.74
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency2.914.47
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$52$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5500 has 31% better value for money than Celeron G4920.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3238
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 610Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4920 and Pentium Gold G5500.

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.

Celeron G4920 1.57
Pentium Gold G5500 2.41
+53.5%

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.

Celeron G4920 2500
Pentium Gold G5500 3823
+52.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.57 2.41
Integrated graphics card 1.89 3.09
Threads 2 4

Pentium Gold G5500 has a 53.5% higher aggregate performance score, 63.5% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

The Pentium Gold G5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4920 in performance tests.


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