Intel Celeron G5900 vs Intel Core i3-8350K

Last updated: 2023-04-24

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron G5900		Intel Core i3-8350K
CPU comparison Intel Celeron G5900 or Intel Core i3-8350K - 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 G5900 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G5900 was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i3-8350K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8350K was released in Q4/2017.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Celeron G5000 (8)	CPU group	Intel Core i 8000 (20)
9	Generation	8
Comet Lake S	Architecture	Coffee Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Celeron G4900	Predecessor	Intel Core i3-7350K
Intel Celeron G5905	Successor	Intel Core i3-9350K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron G5900 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz. The Intel Core i3-8350K has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz.
Intel Celeron G5900	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8350K
2	Cores	4
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.40 GHz	Frequency	4.00 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.
Intel Celeron G5900	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8350K
--	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.
Intel HD Graphics 610	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	9.5
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
12	Compute units	24
96	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 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.
Intel HD Graphics 610	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630
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 Intel Celeron G5900 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8350K can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Celeron G5900	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8350K
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR4-2400
128 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron G5900 has a TDP of 58 W, that of the Intel Core i3-8350K is 91 W.
Intel Celeron G5900	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8350K
58 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	91 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Celeron G5900 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-8350K cache has a total of 8.00 MB.
Intel Celeron G5900	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-8350K
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1200	Socket	LGA 1151-2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020	Release date	Q4/2017
60 $	Release price	170 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G5900 (73%)

Intel Core i3-8350K (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G5900 (38%)

Intel Core i3-8350K (100%)

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 G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	874 (75%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1172 (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.


	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	1691 (44%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	3855 (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 G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	755 (53%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1426 (100%)

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 G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	1240 (29%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	4326 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	358 (80%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	447 (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.


	Intel Celeron G5900 Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202 (46%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (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 G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	2695 (39%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	6960 (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.


	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	145 (85%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	171 (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.


	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	258 (38%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	684 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1711 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1781 (100%)

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