Ryzen 5 3600X vs Celeron 787

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 787 and Ryzen 5 3600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	659
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	19.28
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	1 July 2011 (13 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron 787 and Ryzen 5 3600X 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	1	12
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	13	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	1.5 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 787 and Ryzen 5 3600X 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1023	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 787 and Ryzen 5 3600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
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
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron 787 and Ryzen 5 3600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 787 and Ryzen 5 3600X 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 787 and Ryzen 5 3600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 787 and Ryzen 5 3600X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	-
CRT	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 787 and Ryzen 5 3600X.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2011	27 May 2019
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	1	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	95 Watt

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