Ryzen 3 3200U vs Celeron 420
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 420 and Ryzen 3 3200U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 1654 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Architecture codename | Conroe-L (2007−2008) | Picasso-U (Zen) |
| Release date | June 2007 (16 years ago) | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $23 | no data |
| Current price | $47 (2x MSRP) | $488 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 420 and Ryzen 3 3200U 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 77 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 60 °C | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 60 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 105 million | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 420 and Ryzen 3 3200U 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | LGA775 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen 3 3200U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, 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 | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 420 and Ryzen 3 3200U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen 3 3200U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen 3 3200U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen 3 3200U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 3 3200U outperforms Celeron 420 by 1525% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Celeron 420 and Ryzen 3 3200U. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Celeron 420 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3200U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 420 and Ryzen 3 3200U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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