Intel Core i7-6600U vs Intel Celeron G5905

Core i7-6600U vs Celeron G5905 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Celeron G5905 beats the Core i7-6600U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6600U in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-6600U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Celeron G5905 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6600U. A Core i7-6600U CPU outputs less heat than a Celeron G5905 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-6600U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.