Intel Core i7 6900K vs Intel Celeron G5900

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6900K with 8 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Celeron G5900 with 2 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6900K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 2MB)

Intel Celeron G5900 's Advantages

Released 4 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (58W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +67%

1286

Intel Celeron G5900

768

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +458%

7470

Intel Celeron G5900

1337

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +3%

961

Intel Celeron G5900

930

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +305%

7327

Intel Celeron G5900

1805

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +10%

2310

Intel Celeron G5900

2099

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +435%

14258

Intel Celeron G5900

2663

Intel Core i7 6900K

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Intel Celeron G5900

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

May 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Comet Lake

i7-6900K

Processor Number

G5900

LGA-2011-3

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 610

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

LGA-1200

140 W

Power Consumption

58 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

2

16

Performance Core Threads

2

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

8

Total Core Count

2

16

Total Thread Count

2

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

2 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

42.7 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1050 MHz

-

Shader Units

96

-

Texture Units

12

-

Raster Operation Units

2

-

Execution Units

12

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 30 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.2 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6900K

Official Website

Intel Celeron G5900

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

16

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