Celeron G5905 vs Pentium G3460

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3460
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.40
Celeron G5905
2020
2 threads, 58 Watt
1.75
+25%

Celeron G5905 outperforms Pentium G3460 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3460 and Celeron G5905 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22082020
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.21no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.452.86
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)no data
Release date21 July 2014 (10 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3460 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 cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads22
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3460 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3460 and Celeron G5905. 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++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium G3460 and Celeron G5905 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3460 and Celeron G5905 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3460 and Celeron G5905. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory1.7 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3460 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3460 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3460 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3460 and Celeron G5905.

PCIe versionUp to 3.03.0
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.

Pentium G3460 1.40
Celeron G5905 1.75
+25%

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.

Pentium G3460 2231
Celeron G5905 2784
+24.8%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G3460 621
Celeron G5905 740
+19.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G3460 1067
Celeron G5905 1262
+18.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.40 1.75
Recency 21 July 2014 1 July 2020
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 58 Watt

Pentium G3460 has 9.4% lower power consumption.

Celeron G5905, on the other hand, has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron G5905 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3460 in performance tests.


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