EPYC 9654 vs Celeron 2950M

Primary Details

Comparing Celeron 2950M and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2483	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	no data	10.10
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Genoa
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$11,805
Current price	$73 (1x MSRP)	$4544 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Celeron 2950M and EPYC 9654 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	96
Threads	2	192
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	118 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2950M and EPYC 9654 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	FCPGA946	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2950M and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 2950M and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2950M and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2950M and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	32 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2950M and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2950M and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 9654 outperforms Celeron 2950M by 9768% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	0.80	78.94
Recency	1 September 2013	10 November 2022
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	2	192
Cost	$75	$11805
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	360 Watt

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