Celeron G5900 vs FX-6350

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Aggregate performance score

FX-6350
2013
6 cores / 6 threads, 125 Watt
2.89
+74.1%
Celeron G5900
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 58 Watt
1.66

FX-6350 outperforms Celeron G5900 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-6350 and Celeron G5900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16702076
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.192.71
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date29 April 2013 (11 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-6350 and Celeron G5900 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache6144 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.25 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6350 and Celeron G5900 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
SocketAM3+FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6350 and Celeron G5900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

FX-6350 and Celeron G5900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6350 and Celeron G5900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6350 and Celeron G5900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-6350 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-6350 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-6350 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6350 and Celeron G5900.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

FX-6350 2.89
+74.1%
Celeron G5900 1.66

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.

FX-6350 4591
+73.7%
Celeron G5900 2643

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.

FX-6350 483
Celeron G5900 663
+37.3%

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.

FX-6350 1529
+46.3%
Celeron G5900 1045

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.89 1.66
Recency 29 April 2013 30 April 2020
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 58 Watt

FX-6350 has a 74.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Celeron G5900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 115.5% lower power consumption.

The FX-6350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G5900 in performance tests.


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