Celeron G5900 vs Pentium G4560

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4560
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.23
+33.5%
Celeron G5900
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 58 Watt
1.67

Pentium G4560 outperforms Celeron G5900 by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18412071
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.63no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium, Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency4.142.72
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$108no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900. 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++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900 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 Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4560 and Celeron G5900.

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.

Pentium G4560 2.23
+33.5%
Celeron G5900 1.67

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 G4560 3538
+33.2%
Celeron G5900 2656

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 G4560 718
+8.3%
Celeron G5900 663

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 G4560 1463
+40%
Celeron G5900 1045

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.23 1.67
Integrated graphics card 1.85 1.89
Recency 3 January 2017 30 April 2020
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 58 Watt

Pentium G4560 has a 33.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 7.4% lower power consumption.

Celeron G5900, on the other hand, has 2.2% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 3 years.

The Pentium G4560 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G5900 in performance tests.


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