Celeron G5905 vs Pentium 3805U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2552	1919
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.04
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)	no data
Release date	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data
Current price	$317 (2x MSRP)	$58

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905 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	2 (Dual-core)	no data
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905 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	FCBGA1168	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	-
Smart Response	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3805U and Celeron G5905.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

Celeron G5905 outperforms Pentium 3805U by 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.76	1.82
Recency	1 March 2015	1 July 2020
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	58 Watt

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