Athlon II X4 740 vs Celeron G5905

Aggregate performance score

Celeron G5905
2020
2 threads, 58 Watt
1.75
+3.6%
Athlon II X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.69

Celeron G5905 outperforms Athlon II X4 740 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20202051
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAthlon
Power efficiency2.86no data
Architecture codenameno dataPiledriver
Release date1 July 2020 (4 years ago)1 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$71

Detailed specifications

Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cacheno data4 MB
L3 cache4 MB Intel® Smart Cacheno data
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740 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
SocketFCLGA1200Socket FM2
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt65 watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 G5905 1.75
+3.6%
Athlon II X4 740 1.69

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 G5905 2784
+4%
Athlon II X4 740 2677

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 1.69
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron G5905 has a 3.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X4 740, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron G5905 and Athlon II X4 740.


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