Athlon X2 340 vs Celeron G5900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G5900
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 58 Watt
1.66
+102%
Athlon X2 340
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.82

Celeron G5900 outperforms Athlon X2 340 by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20762597
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.711.19
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)96K
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1200FM2
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G5900 and Athlon X2 340.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 G5900 1.66
+102%
Athlon X2 340 0.82

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 G5900 2643
+102%
Athlon X2 340 1310

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 G5900 663
+121%
Athlon X2 340 300

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 G5900 1045
+148%
Athlon X2 340 422

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 0.82
Recency 30 April 2020 2 October 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron G5900 has a 102.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 340 in performance tests.


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