i5-11500 vs Celeron G3900T

Aggregate performance score

Celeron G3900T
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.32
Core i5-11500
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.33
+758%

Core i5-11500 outperforms Celeron G3900T by a whopping 758% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2278706
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency3.4415.89
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® ME-
OS Guard-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 510Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900T and Core i5-11500.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron G3900T 1.32
i5-11500 11.33
+758%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron G3900T 2020
i5-11500 17338
+758%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron G3900T 554
i5-11500 2013
+263%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron G3900T 986
i5-11500 7406
+651%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.32 11.33
Integrated graphics card 1.61 4.49
Recency 19 October 2015 16 March 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron G3900T has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-11500, on the other hand, has a 758.3% higher aggregate performance score, 178.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-11500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900T in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron G3900T is a notebook processor while Core i5-11500 is a desktop one.


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