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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1892 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 23% better in Borderlands 3 than Celeron G3900 - 243 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $39.9 vs $261.99
- Up to 81% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.2 vs $1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 51 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Celeron |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 105 W | TDP | 51 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Celeron G3900
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
152 FPS
$18.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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151 FPS
$13.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,108
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84 FPS
$19.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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152 FPS
$16.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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115 FPS
$14.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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115 FPS
$19.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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152 FPS
$19.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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103 FPS
$15.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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139 FPS
$15.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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153 FPS
$9.52/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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