Celeron G4930 vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
+409%
Celeron G4930
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.63

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Celeron G4930 by a whopping 409% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron G4930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9152091
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.086.84
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency12.082.86
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 47% better value for money than Celeron G4930.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron G4930 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 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache3 MB512 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2126 mm2
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 G4930 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron G4930. 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+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron G4930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron G4930 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 G4930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory-64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.05 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron G4930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Celeron G4930 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 G4930 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 G4930.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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
+409%
Celeron G4930 1.63

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 13188
+408%
Celeron G4930 2594

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 1164
+81%
Celeron G4930 643

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 4898
+359%
Celeron G4930 1068

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 1.63
Recency 19 April 2018 23 April 2019
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 54 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 409.2% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron G4930, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 20.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4930 in performance tests.


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