Intel Celeron G5900 vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Celeron G5900 vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Furmark, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Handbrake, PassMark, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, WPrime, UserBenchmark, 7zip, Blender, AIDA64, RealBench, PCMark 10, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Borderlands 3
DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Valheim
Last Man Standing
Overwatch
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fortnite
Fallout 76

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-6300 Six-Core or Intel Celeron G5900.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Celeron G5900

50%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, FX-6300 Six-Core is 1% better than Celeron G5900. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron G5900

51%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	90.8
Valorant	102.0	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	57.8
Apex Legends	95.9	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	77.4
Overwatch	82.6	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.6
Warzone	79.6	80.5
Assassin's Creed	85.7	86.7
Valheim	84.7	85.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron G5900

51%

FX-6300 Six-Core

22%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Celeron G5900 is more energy efficient than the FX-6300 Six-Core since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron G5900	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	145	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	258	648
Cinbench 20 Single-core	358	186
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	608	1176
Cinbench 23 Single-core	367	567
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1353	3624

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron G5900	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	2168	1463
Multi-Core	2739	4132

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron G5900	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	902	652
Multi-Core	1754	2781

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Celeron G5900	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	AM3+
Core name	Comet Lake	Vishera
Architecture	x86	Bulldozer
Generation	11	1
Turbo Frequency		4.1 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	2	6
Threads	2
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1220 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		1866
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		288KB
L2 cache		6MB
L3 cache	2 MB	8MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		FD6300WMW6KHK FD6300WMHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-6300 Six-Core is 2% better than Celeron G5900 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-6300 Six-Core has 4 more core than Celeron G5900. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron G5900 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-6300 Six-Core is better: 24
However, it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Celeron G5900 and AMD FX-6300 Six-Core before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Celeron G5900 specs and review.

• AMD FX-6300 Six-Core specs and review.