AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Celeron G5900E

Last updated: 2023-05-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 3500C		Intel Celeron G5900E
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 3500C 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 Ryzen 5 3500C has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C was released in Q3/2020. 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 Ryzen 5 (84)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Ryzen 3000C (3)	CPU group	Intel Celeron G5000 (8)
3	Generation	9
Picasso (Zen+)	Architecture	Comet Lake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
AMD Ryzen 5 5625C	Successor	Intel Celeron G6900E

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Celeron G5900E has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G5900E is at 3.20 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G5900E
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.10 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.50 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 Ryzen 5 3500C	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G5900E
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C or Intel Celeron G5900E has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 610
1.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
8	GPU Generation	9.5
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
8	Compute units	12
512	Shader	96
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	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 RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 610
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The Intel Celeron G5900E supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G5900E
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR4-2400
64 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
20	PCIe lanes	16
19.7 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is 15 W, while the Intel Celeron G5900E has a TDP of 58 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G5900E
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	58 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	--
12 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is manufactured in 12 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron G5900E is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Characteristic	Intel Celeron G5900E
12 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
FP5	Socket	LGA 1200
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2020	Release date	Q2/2020
--	Release price	53 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C (95%)

Intel Celeron G5900E (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C (100%)

Intel Celeron G5900E (44%)

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 Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	719 (95%)
	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 Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	3080 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5900E 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1420 (46%)

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 Ryzen 5 3500C AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz	1229 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5900E Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.00 GHz	192 (16%)

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 Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	5377 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5900E 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	2260 (42%)

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 Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	928 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5900E 2C 2T @ 3.20 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 Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	2072 (100%)
	Intel Celeron G5900E 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 Ryzen 5 3500C 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron G5900E 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	242 (100%)

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