Intel Celeron G5925 vs AMD EPYC 7742

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron G5925 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7742
Intel Celeron G5925 AMD EPYC 7742

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron G5925 and the AMD EPYC 7742 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron G5925 2 core processor released in Q3/2020 with the AMD EPYC 7742 which has 64 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2019.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Celeron G5000 (8) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
9 Generation 2
Comet Lake S Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Celeron G5920 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G5925 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 7742 clocks with 2.25 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 64 CPU cores and can calculate 128 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron G5925 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7742
2 Cores 64
2 Threads 128
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 2.25 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Celeron G5925 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7742
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron G5925, while the AMD EPYC 7742 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron G5925 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7742
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron G5925 has a TDP of 58 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 7742 is 225 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron G5925 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7742
58 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 225 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G5925 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 7742 is at 256.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Celeron G5925 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7742
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1200 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q3/2019
52 $ Release price 9000 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G5925 (88%)
AMD EPYC 7742 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G5925 (5%)
AMD EPYC 7742 (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 G5925 Intel Celeron G5925
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
928 (88%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
1050 (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 G5925 Intel Celeron G5925
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
1725 (5%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
37515 (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 G5925 Intel Celeron G5925
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
2810 (4%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
65631 (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 G5925 Intel Celeron G5925
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
1278 (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 G5925 Intel Celeron G5925
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
13647 (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 G5925 Intel Celeron G5925
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
398 (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 G5925 Intel Celeron G5925
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
20644 (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 G5925 Intel Celeron G5925
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron G5925 AMD EPYC 7742
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