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Intel Core i5-8600K vs Intel Celeron G5900E. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i5-8600K
Intel Core i5-8600K
Released
Q2/2020
Overall score
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Intel Celeron G5900E
Intel Celeron G5900E

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-8600K or Intel Celeron G5900E? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-8600K has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Intel Celeron G5900E has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 58 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    425 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    6 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    176 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    223 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    307 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    271 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    303 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    343 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    487 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    751 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    93 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    50 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    173 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    18 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    437 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1440 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.61 times less performance per watt

    58 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron G5900E CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    421 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    569 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    831 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1139 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1361 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-8600K Intel Core i5-8600K
Intel Celeron G5900E Intel Celeron G5900E
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow Intel Celeron G5000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-7600K left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-9600K left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.30 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 610
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.00 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 12
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 96
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron G5900E and Intel Core i5-8600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-8600K and Intel Celeron G5900E to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 58 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-8600K and Intel Core i5-8600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q2/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-8600K and Intel Celeron G5900E.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
406
Intel Core i5-8600K
338
Intel Celeron G5900E
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
183
Intel Core i5-8600K
137
Intel Celeron G5900E
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1040
Intel Core i5-8600K
242
Intel Celeron G5900E
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
Intel Core i5-8600K
192
Intel Celeron G5900E

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