EPYC 72F3 vs Celeron 900
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 900 and EPYC 72F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 350 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.64 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,468 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron 900 and EPYC 72F3 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 | no data | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 37 |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 Cache | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | no data | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 900 and EPYC 72F3 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | PGA478 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 900 and EPYC 72F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 900 and EPYC 72F3 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 900 and EPYC 72F3 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 900 and EPYC 72F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.795 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 900 and EPYC 72F3.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 12 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 180 Watt |
Celeron 900 has 414.3% lower power consumption.
EPYC 72F3, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron 900 and EPYC 72F3. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron 900 is a notebook processor while EPYC 72F3 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 900 and EPYC 72F3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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