Ryzen 5 5600HS vs Celeron 2970M

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 5 5600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2502not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.41no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date14 April 2014 (10 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache512 KB3 MB
L3 cache2 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size130 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors960 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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
SocketFCPGA946FP6
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 5 5600HS. 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
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 5 5600HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 2970M and Ryzen 5 5600HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 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® ProcessorsAMD Radeon Vega 7
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 5 5600HS integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2970M and Ryzen 5 5600HS.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 April 2014 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600HS has an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 5.7% lower power consumption.

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