AMD A8-3850 vs Intel Celeron G5900E

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AMD A8-3850 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron G5900E
AMD A8-3850 Intel Celeron G5900E

CPU comparison

AMD A8-3850 or Intel Celeron G5900E - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A8-3850 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-3850 was released in Q3/2011.

The Intel Celeron G5900E has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G5900E was released in Q2/2020.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD A8-3000 (4) CPU group Intel Celeron G5000 (8)
1 Generation 9
Llano (K10) Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Celeron G6900E

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-3850 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz. The Intel Celeron G5900E has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz.

AMD A8-3850 Characteristic Intel Celeron G5900E
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A8-3850 Characteristic Intel Celeron G5900E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon HD 6550D GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
3 GPU Generation 9.5
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
5 Compute units 12
400 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 6550D GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A8-3850 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G5900E can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD A8-3850 Characteristic Intel Celeron G5900E
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A8-3850 has a TDP of 100 W, that of the Intel Celeron G5900E is 58 W.

AMD A8-3850 Characteristic Intel Celeron G5900E
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 58 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-3850 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron G5900E cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

AMD A8-3850 Characteristic Intel Celeron G5900E
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FM1 Socket LGA 1200
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2011 Release date Q2/2020
85 $ Release price 53 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
363 (48%)
Intel Celeron G5900E Intel Celeron G5900E
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
760 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1159 (82%)
Intel Celeron G5900E Intel Celeron G5900E
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1420 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480 (100%)
Intel Celeron G5900E Intel Celeron G5900E
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.00 GHz
192 (40%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
3555 (100%)
Intel Celeron G5900E Intel Celeron G5900E
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
2260 (64%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G5900E Intel Celeron G5900E
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
338 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G5900E Intel Celeron G5900E
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
137 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G5900E Intel Celeron G5900E
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
242 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-3850 Intel Celeron G5900E
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