Celeron 5205U vs Ryzen 5 2600

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
+822%
Celeron 5205U
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.90

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Celeron 5205U by a whopping 822% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9052532
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.80no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency12.085.68
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache3 MB1 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory-32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes2012

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 8.30
+822%
Celeron 5205U 0.90

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 13189
+824%
Celeron 5205U 1428

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 1163
+204%
Celeron 5205U 382

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 4896
+635%
Celeron 5205U 666

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2600 6070
+566%
Celeron 5205U 912

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 0.90
Recency 19 April 2018 31 October 2019
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 822.2% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 5205U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 5205U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Celeron 5205U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron 5205U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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