Ryzen 3 5400U vs Celeron 2957U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2957U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.54
Ryzen 3 5400U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.97
+1191%

Ryzen 3 5400U outperforms Celeron 2957U by a whopping 1191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2957U and Ryzen 3 5400U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28551015
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency3.4143.97
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2957U and Ryzen 3 5400U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2957U and Ryzen 3 5400U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2957U and Ryzen 3 5400U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
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

Security technologies

Celeron 2957U and Ryzen 3 5400U 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 2957U and Ryzen 3 5400U 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 2957U and Ryzen 3 5400U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
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 card
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Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2957U and Ryzen 3 5400U integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2957U and Ryzen 3 5400U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes108
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

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Celeron 2957U 0.54
Ryzen 3 5400U 6.97
+1191%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron 2957U 855
Ryzen 3 5400U 11068
+1195%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 6.97
Integrated graphics card 0.77 6.04
Recency 1 January 2014 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 3 5400U has a 1190.7% higher aggregate performance score, 684.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 5400U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2957U in performance tests.


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