Celeron G5900 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.95
+132%
Celeron G5900
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 58 Watt
1.70

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 outperforms Celeron G5900 by a whopping 132% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Celeron G5900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14462061
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3no data
Power efficiency5.642.72
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 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++
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

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Celeron G5900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Celeron G5900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Celeron G5900.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 3.95
+132%
Celeron G5900 1.70

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.

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 6154
+133%
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.

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 811
+22.3%
Celeron G5900 663

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.

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 2493
+139%
Celeron G5900 1045

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.95 1.70
Recency 29 June 2017 30 April 2020
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 58 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 has a 132.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron G5900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G5900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G5900 is a desktop one.


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