Intel Celeron G3920 vs AMD A8-5557M

Last updated: 2023-04-24

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron G3920		AMD A8-5557M
CPU comparison Intel Celeron G3920 or AMD A8-5557M - 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 Intel Celeron G3920 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G3920 was released in Q1/2016. The AMD A8-5557M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-5557M was released in Q2/2013.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6)	CPU group	AMD A8-5000M (3)
6	Generation	3
Skylake S	Architecture	Richland (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Celeron G4920	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron G3920 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G3920 is 2.90 GHz while the AMD A8-5557M has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-5557M is at 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz).
Intel Celeron G3920	Characteristic	AMD A8-5557M
2	Cores	4
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.90 GHz	Frequency	2.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.10 GHz

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.
Intel Celeron G3920	Characteristic	AMD A8-5557M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Celeron G3920 or AMD A8-5557M 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.
Intel HD Graphics 510	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 8550G
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.52 GHz
0.95 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.72 GHz
9	GPU Generation	5
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
3	Max. displays	2
12	Compute units	4
96	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12.0	DirectX Version	11

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.
Intel HD Graphics 510	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 8550G
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Celeron G3920 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The AMD A8-5557M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
Intel Celeron G3920	Characteristic	AMD A8-5557M
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR3-1600
64 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron G3920 is 51 W, while the AMD A8-5557M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Celeron G3920	Characteristic	AMD A8-5557M
51 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Celeron G3920 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD A8-5557M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Intel Celeron G3920	Characteristic	AMD A8-5557M
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1151	Socket	FP2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q1/2016	Release date	Q2/2013
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G3920 (100%)

AMD A8-5557M (58%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G3920 (90%)

AMD A8-5557M (91%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G3920 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	762 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	442 (58%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G3920 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	1465 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1201 (82%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G3920 Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.95 GHz	182 (49%)
	AMD A8-5557M AMD Radeon HD 8550G @ 0.72 GHz	369 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G3920 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	2310 (80%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	2892 (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.


	Intel Celeron G3920 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	652 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 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.


	Intel Celeron G3920 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	1136 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G3920 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	123 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G3920 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	220 (100%)
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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