Celeron N4505 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900X
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
24.62
+1622%
Celeron N4505
2021
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
1.43

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Celeron N4505 by a whopping 1622% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron N4505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2022188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation30.93no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency22.1913.53
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron N4505 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads242
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache64 MB4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm10 nm
Die size2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors0 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron N4505 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron N4505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron N4505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron N4505 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 9 5900X and Celeron N4505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-750 MHz
Execution Units-16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron N4505.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Ryzen 9 5900X 24.62
+1622%
Celeron N4505 1.43

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 9 5900X 39112
+1626%
Celeron N4505 2266

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 9 5900X 2209
+382%
Celeron N4505 458

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 9 5900X 11955
+1469%
Celeron N4505 762

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 9 5900X 6828
+88.5%
Celeron N4505 3622

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 9 5900X 52076
+659%
Celeron N4505 6861

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 9 5900X 16438
+411%
Celeron N4505 3214

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 9 5900X 42
+1578%
Celeron N4505 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 5900X 2695
+1265%
Celeron N4505 198

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 5900X 250
+136%
Celeron N4505 106

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 5900X 3.14
+145%
Celeron N4505 1.28

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 9 5900X 21.2
+1531%
Celeron N4505 1.3

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 9 5900X 191
+1299%
Celeron N4505 14

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 9 5900X 335
+363%
Celeron N4505 72

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 9 5900X 13361
+1159%
Celeron N4505 1062

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 5900X 11765
+855%
Celeron N4505 1232

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 5900X 154
Celeron N4505 2899
+1780%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 5900X 1604
+145%
Celeron N4505 654

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 5900X 6582
+116%
Celeron N4505 3047

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 5900X 90443
+1407%
Celeron N4505 6004

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 5900X 279
+144%
Celeron N4505 114

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.62 1.43
Recency 5 November 2020 11 January 2021
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 10 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900X has a 1621.7% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron N4505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 950% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4505 in performance tests.


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