Ryzen 9 5950X vs Celeron 430
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 430 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 137 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 73.48 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Architecture codename | Conroe-L (2007−2008) | Vermeer (Zen 3) |
| Release date | June 2007 (17 years ago) | 5 November 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $50 | $799 |
| Current price | $36 (0.7x MSRP) | $359 (0.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron 430 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 77 mm2 | CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 60 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 105 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 430 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 |
| Socket | LGA775 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 430 and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| 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 430 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 430 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 430 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 430 and Ryzen 9 5950X.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
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 9 5950X outperforms Celeron 430 by 16205% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron 430 by 1313% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Celeron 430 by 7471% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 16 |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Cost | $50 | $799 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 105 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Celeron 430 and Ryzen 9 5950X. We've got no test results to judge.
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