Celeron G6900 vs Ryzen 5 5500: which is better

Intel Celeron G6900 (desktop, 2022) against AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (desktop, 2022): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 5 5500 is 330% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 19,248 vs 4,472).
Ryzen 5 5500 is 15% faster per core.
Celeron G6900 has a lower TDP: 46 W vs 65 W.
Different sockets (LGA1700 and AM4): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Celeron G6900	Ryzen 5 5500
Overall score	6.2	26.7
PassMark CPU Mark	4,472	19,248
Single-thread rating	2,666	3,062
US price	no current price	from $90
Cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Base clock	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost	3.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
TDP	46 W	65 W
Max power	46 W	88 W
Memory	DDR4 / DDR5	DDR4
Memory speed	4800 MT/s	3200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	LGA1700	AM4
Process	10 nm (Intel 7)	7 nm (TSMC N7)
Architecture	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Series	Celeron	Ryzen 5000
Release year	2022	2022
Integrated graphics	UHD Graphics 710	none

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