Ryzen 5 3500U vs Celeron 3205U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3205U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.61
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.50
+638%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Celeron 3205U by a whopping 638% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3205U and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27621318
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2014−2019)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date5 January 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3205U and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 speed1.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache2 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size82 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3205U and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168FP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3205U and Ryzen 5 3500U. 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+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Celeron 3205U and Ryzen 5 3500U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3205U and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 3205U and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency800 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3205U and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3205U and Ryzen 5 3500U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3205U and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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 3205U 0.61
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.50
+638%

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 3205U 947
Ryzen 5 3500U 6943
+633%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron 3205U 259
Ryzen 5 3500U 860
+232%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron 3205U 469
Ryzen 5 3500U 2474
+428%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 4.50
Recency 5 January 2015 6 January 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 637.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3205U in performance tests.


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