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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Celeron G4900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G4900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 460 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $68.02 vs $210.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.26 vs $0.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 54 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 11% better in Apex Legends than Celeron G4900 - 287 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 12 vs 2 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
259
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$68.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Celeron® G4900 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.1GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W BX80684G4900
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G4900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Celeron | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Celeron G4900 or Ryzen 5 3600X
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
127 FPS
$8.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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111 FPS
$11.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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83 FPS
$24.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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