AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Celeron G5920 Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD EPYC 7742		Intel Celeron G5920
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 7742 and the Intel Celeron G5920 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the AMD EPYC 7742 64 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the Intel Celeron G5920 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.

AMD EPYC (129)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24)	CPU group	Intel Celeron G5000 (8)
2	Generation	9
Rome (Zen 2)	Architecture	Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Celeron G4920
--	Successor	Intel Celeron G5925

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD EPYC 7742 is a 64 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.25 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 128 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron G5920 clocks with 3.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
AMD EPYC 7742	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G5920
64	Cores	2
128	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.25 GHz	Frequency	3.50 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.80 GHz	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 EPYC 7742	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G5920
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 610
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9.5
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	12
--	Shader	96
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 610
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 7742, while the Intel Celeron G5920 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.
AMD EPYC 7742	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G5920
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-2666
	Max. Memory	128 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
256.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
128	PCIe lanes	16
252.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The AMD EPYC 7742 has a TDP of 225 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron G5920 is 58 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD EPYC 7742	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G5920
225 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	58 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD EPYC 7742 has 256.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron G5920 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
AMD EPYC 7742	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G5920
7 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
SP3	Socket	LGA 1200
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2019	Release date	Q2/2020
9000 $	Release price	72 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 (100%)

Intel Celeron G5920 (89%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 (100%)

Intel Celeron G5920 (4%)

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 EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz	1050 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	907 (86%)

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 EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz	37515 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1671 (4%)

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 EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz	398 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	368 (92%)

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 EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz	65631 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	2790 (4%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	848 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1646 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz	1278 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz	13647 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz	20644 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 EPYC 7742 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202 (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 EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	149 (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 EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	266 (100%)

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AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Celeron G5920

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details