Celeron G5905 vs N2920

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N2920
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.60
Celeron G5905
2020
2 threads, 58 Watt
1.75
+192%

Celeron G5905 outperforms Celeron N2920 by a whopping 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2920 and Celeron G5905 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28042031
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency8.072.84
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)no data
Release date1 December 2013 (11 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2920 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)no data
Threads42
Base clock speed1.86 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHzno data
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache56K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2920 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
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2920 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
RST-no data

Security technologies

Celeron N2920 and Celeron G5905 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2920 and Celeron G5905 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2920 and Celeron G5905. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 SeriesIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency844 MHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2920 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N2920 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 Celeron N2920 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2920 and Celeron G5905.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes416
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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 N2920 0.60
Celeron G5905 1.75
+192%

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 N2920 950
Celeron G5905 2785
+193%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.60 1.75
Integrated graphics card 0.77 1.89
Recency 1 December 2013 1 July 2020
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 58 Watt

Celeron N2920 has 100% more threads, and 728.6% lower power consumption.

Celeron G5905, on the other hand, has a 191.7% higher aggregate performance score, 145.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron G5905 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2920 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N2920 is a notebook processor while Celeron G5905 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N2920 and Celeron G5905, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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