EPYC 9555 vs Celeron 2955U

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2955U and EPYC 9555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2844not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency3.47no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Turin (2024)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$9,826

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2955U and EPYC 9555 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 cores2 (Dual-core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads2128
Base clock speed1.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm4 nm
Die size118 mm28x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million66,520 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2955U and EPYC 9555 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 configuration12
SocketFCBGA1168SP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2955U and EPYC 9555. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron 2955U and EPYC 9555 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2955U and EPYC 9555 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 2955U and EPYC 9555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2955U and EPYC 9555 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2955U and EPYC 9555.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes10128
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2013 10 October 2024
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 2 128
Chip lithography 22 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 360 Watt

Celeron 2955U has 2300% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9555, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 2955U and EPYC 9555. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron 2955U is a notebook processor while EPYC 9555 is a server/workstation one.


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