Intel Celeron G5905 vs Intel Core i7-2600

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Celeron G5905 vs Intel Core i7-2600 and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, video editing, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough 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 joint testing in software tests like Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, MATLAB, AIDA64, SuperPi, 7zip, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Handbrake, Prime95, PCMark 10, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-2600 or Intel Celeron G5905.

Summary benchmark results

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

Celeron G5905

50%

Core i7-2600

51%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-2600 is 1% better than Celeron G5905. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron G5905

51%

Core i7-2600

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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 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: Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	91.3
Valorant	102.1	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	58.1
Apex Legends	96.0	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.8
Overwatch	82.7	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.9
Warzone	79.6	80.9
Assassin's Creed	85.8	87.1
Valheim	84.7	86.1

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron G5905

56%

Core i7-2600

29%

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 G5905 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-2600 since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 G5905	Intel Core i7-2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	151	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	267	568
Cinbench 20 Single-core	374	257
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	638	1824
Cinbench 23 Single-core	385	759
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1407	3647

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

	Intel Celeron G5905	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	2186	1751
Multi-Core	2836	5341

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

	Intel Celeron G5905	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	986	844
Multi-Core	1819	3227

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Celeron G5905	Intel Core i7-2600
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2010
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	LGA1155
Core name	Comet Lake	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11
Turbo Frequency		3.8 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	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. Here Celeron G5905 is 2% better than Core i7-2600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-2600 has 2 more core than Celeron G5905. 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 G5905 is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-2600 is better: 22
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Celeron G5905 and Intel Core i7-2600 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Celeron G5905 specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-2600 specs and review.