Intel Celeron G5900

Intel Celeron G5900
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Celeron G5900 is based on the Comet Lake S architecture. It is manufactured using the proven 14-nm process. This processor is an excellent choice for budget-conscious systems. The Intel Celeron G5900 delivers solid performance for basic computing tasks. We often see it as the centerpiece in reliable office PCs.

It's also a good base for energy-efficient home servers. A major advantage is the integrated Intel HD Graphics 610. This not only saves on purchase costs, because a separate graphics card becomes unnecessary, but it also simplifies system construction considerably. It is ideally suited for everyday things like web browsing and document editing.

It even handles emails or media playback effortlessly. It has 2 MB of L3 cache and supports PCIe 3.0. The maximum memory bandwidth of 43 GB/s ensures smooth data transfer. Overall, the Intel Celeron G5900 is a very reliable helper for everyday use.
  • Very good price-performance ratio
  • Integrated Intel HD Graphics 610
  • Reliable for basic computing tasks
  • Support for PCIe 3.0

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 699 / 867
In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
Rank 752 / 821
In segment Desktop
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-5700EQ
4C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
762
Intel Core i7-4960X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
757
Intel Celeron G5900
2C / 2T · 3.40 GHz
755
Intel Core i7-4930K
6C / 12T · 3.90 GHz
746
Intel Core i7-3970X
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
742
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3250
2C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
1,272
Intel Core i3-3245
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,265
Intel Celeron G5900
2C / 2T · 3.40 GHz
1,240
Intel Pentium G4400
2C / 2T · 3.30 GHz
1,233
Intel Core i7-3555LE
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
1,214
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-4770K
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
361 cb
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
360 cb
Intel Celeron G5900
2C / 2T · 3.40 GHz
358 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
357 cb
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
356 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
877
Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
875
Intel Celeron G5900
2C / 2T · 3.40 GHz
874
Intel Core i7-4770T
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
873
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
873
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Pentium G4600T
2C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
1,698
Intel Core i5-750
4C / 4T · 2.66 GHz
1,692
Intel Celeron G5900
2C / 2T · 3.40 GHz
1,691
Intel Pentium G4500
2C / 2T · 3.50 GHz
1,684
Intel Pentium G4560T
2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
1,674
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-6098P
Intel HD Graphics 510
202
Intel Pentium G4560
Intel HD Graphics 610
202
Intel Celeron G5900
Intel HD Graphics 610
202
AMD A4-6300
AMD Radeon HD 8370D
195
AMD A4-6320
AMD Radeon HD 8370D
195
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100T
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
146 cb
Intel Core i5-5675C
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
146 cb
Intel Celeron G5900
2C / 2T · 3.40 GHz
145 cb
Intel Core i5-4590
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
144 cb
Intel Core i5-4590S
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
144 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

AMD A10-6790K
4C / 4T · 4.30 GHz
260 cb
Intel Core i3-3240T
2C / 4T · 2.90 GHz
260 cb
Intel Celeron G5900
2C / 2T · 3.40 GHz
258 cb
AMD A10-6700
AMD A10-6700 100 %
4C / 4T · 4.30 GHz
257 cb
AMD Athlon II X4 630
4C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
256 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Celeron (165)
CPU groupIntel Celeron G5000 (8)
ArchitectureComet Lake S
Technology14 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketLGA 1200
Generation9
PredecessorIntel Celeron G4900
Q2/2018
SuccessorIntel Celeron G5905
Q3/2020

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 2x
Frequency: 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):
L2-Cache
L3-Cache2.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 610
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 96
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ3/2016

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR4-2666
42.7 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory128 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP58 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ2/2020
Release price60 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Celeron G5900
Intel Celeron G5900
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