Intel Celeron G5920 vs Intel Core i5-6500

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Celeron G5920 vs Intel Core i5-6500 and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, video editing, machine learning, programming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as VeraCrypt, 3DMark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, SuperPi, MATLAB, Blender, WPrime, Furmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6500 or Intel Celeron G5920.

Summary benchmark results

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

Celeron G5920

50%

Core i5-6500

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-6500 is 1% better than Celeron G5920. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron G5920

50%

Core i5-6500

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.7	91.4
Valorant	102.0	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	58.2
Apex Legends	95.8	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	77.9
Overwatch	82.6	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	71.7
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.9
Warzone	79.5	81.0
Assassin's Creed	85.7	87.3
Valheim	84.6	86.2

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, 4K or FullHD. 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 G5920

50%

Core i5-6500

51%

To make a final decision 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 Core i5-6500 is more energy efficient than the Celeron G5920 as it consumes less power: 58W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 G5920	Intel Core i5-6500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	153
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	266	565
Cinbench 20 Single-core	368	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	628	1299
Cinbench 23 Single-core	379	842
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1398	2928

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

	Intel Celeron G5920	Intel Core i5-6500
Single-Core	2146	2149
Multi-Core	2831	5644

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

	Intel Celeron G5920	Intel Core i5-6500
Single-Core	878	1004
Multi-Core	1697	3346

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, 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. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even 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 G5920	Intel Core i5-6500
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	April 01, 2015
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	LGA 1151
Core name	Comet Lake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	5	6
Turbo Frequency		3.6 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1760 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	2 MB	6 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 G5920 is 8% better than Core i5-6500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-6500 has 2 more core than Celeron G5920. 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 G5920 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6500 is better: 26
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Celeron G5920 and Intel Core i5-6500 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• Intel Celeron G5920 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-6500 specs and review.