Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Celeron 4205U

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2551not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency5.41no data
Architecture codenameWhiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date23 January 2019 (5 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 speed1.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1528AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF. 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
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes12no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 January 2019 11 October 2019
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron 4205U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 4205U and Ryzen 5 1600AF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron 4205U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 1600AF is a desktop one.


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