Celeron G5905 vs Pentium G6950

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G6950
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.78
Celeron G5905
2020
2 threads, 58 Watt
1.75
+124%

Celeron G5905 outperforms Pentium G6950 by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6950 and Celeron G5905 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26242022
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.012.86
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)no data
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G6950 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 cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads22
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6950 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6950 and Celeron G5905. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G6950 and Celeron G5905 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6950 and Celeron G5905 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6950 and Celeron G5905. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size16.38 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HDIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6950 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G6950 and Celeron G5905 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 Pentium G6950 and Celeron G5905 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6950 and Celeron G5905.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Pentium G6950 0.78
Celeron G5905 1.75
+124%

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.

Pentium G6950 1238
Celeron G5905 2786
+125%

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.

Pentium G6950 307
Celeron G5905 739
+141%

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.

Pentium G6950 526
Celeron G5905 1262
+140%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 1.75
Recency 7 January 2010 1 July 2020
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 58 Watt

Celeron G5905 has a 124.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 25.9% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G5905 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G6950 in performance tests.


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