Pentium Gold G6605 vs Celeron G5925

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1913	1581
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	20.58	9.41
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date	1 July 2020 (4 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$50	$176

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G5925 has 119% better value for money than Pentium Gold G6605.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605 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 cores	no data	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB Intel® Smart Cache	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G5925 and Pentium Gold G6605.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Pentium Gold G6605 outperforms Celeron G5925 by 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.84	2.92
Integrated graphics card	1.35	3.09
Recency	1 July 2020	16 March 2021
Threads	2	4

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