Intel Celeron G6900 vs Sony Playstation 5

Last updated: 2023-04-25

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron G6900		Sony Playstation 5
CPU comparison Intel Celeron G6900 or Sony Playstation 5 - 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 G6900 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 G6900 was released in Q1/2022. The Sony Playstation 5 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Sony Playstation 5 was released in Q3/2020.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
Intel Celeron G6000 (4)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 4000G (22)
10	Generation	3
Alder Lake S	Architecture	Renoir (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Celeron G5900	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron G6900 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz. The Sony Playstation 5 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz).
Intel Celeron G6900	Characteristic	Sony Playstation 5
2	Cores	8
2	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.40 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.50 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 G6900	Characteristic	Sony Playstation 5
--	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 UHD Graphics 710	GPU	AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5)
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	2.23 GHz
1.30 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
13	GPU Generation	1
14 nm	Technology	7 nm
3	Max. displays	1
16	Compute units	36
128	Shader	2304
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 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 UHD Graphics 710	GPU	AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5)
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
Decode	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 G6900 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Sony Playstation 5 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Celeron G6900	Characteristic	Sony Playstation 5
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	GDDR6
128 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	448.0 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.50 MB	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	4.0
20	PCIe lanes	12
78.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron G6900 has a TDP of 46 W, that of the Sony Playstation 5 is 65 W.
Intel Celeron G6900	Characteristic	Sony Playstation 5
46 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Celeron G6900 has a 6.50 MB cache, while the Sony Playstation 5 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.
Intel Celeron G6900	Characteristic	Sony Playstation 5
10 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1700	Socket	BGA
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q3/2020
50 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G6900 (100%)

Sony Playstation 5 (74%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G6900 (33%)

Sony Playstation 5 (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 G6900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	1335 (100%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	992 (74%)

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 G6900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	2547 (38%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	6635 (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 G6900 Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.30 GHz	332 (3%)
	Sony Playstation 5 AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz	10300 (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 G6900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	4480 (28%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	16095 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron G6900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	1056 (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.


	Intel Celeron G6900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	9625 (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 G6900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	1754 (100%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 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.


	Intel Celeron G6900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	3177 (100%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 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.


	Intel Celeron G6900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	402 (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 G6900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Sony Playstation 5 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	3735 (100%)

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