Intel Celeron G5900 vs Intel Core i5-3570K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Celeron G5900 vs Intel Core i5-3570K and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Gears 5, 3DMark, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, Handbrake, MATLAB, Furmark, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Blender, Prime95, RealBench, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3570K 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%

Core i5-3570K

51%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-3570K is 1% better than Celeron G5900. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron G5900

51%

Core i5-3570K

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 play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low 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 CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Control, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	91.5
Valorant	102.0	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	58.2
Apex Legends	95.9	97.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	78.0
Overwatch	82.6	84.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	71.7
DOOM Eternal	51.0	52.0
Warzone	79.6	81.1
Assassin's Creed	85.7	87.3
Valheim	84.7	86.3

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron G5900

51%

Core i5-3570K

41%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Celeron G5900 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-3570K since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron G5900	Intel Core i5-3570K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	145	132
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	258	510
Cinbench 20 Single-core	358	275
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	608	1041
Cinbench 23 Single-core	367	731
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1353	2780

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

	Intel Celeron G5900	Intel Core i5-3570K
Single-Core	2168	2023
Multi-Core	2739	4907

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

	Intel Celeron G5900	Intel Core i5-3570K
Single-Core	902	970
Multi-Core	1754	3401

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Celeron G5900	Intel Core i5-3570K
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	LGA1155
Core name	Comet Lake	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency		3.8 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	77 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	2 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Core i5-3570K has 2 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: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3570K is better: 22
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Celeron G5900 and Intel Core i5-3570K before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• Intel Celeron G5900 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-3570K specs and review.