Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Celeron E3300
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Celeron E3300 by a whopping 7816% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron E3300 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2819 | 64 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.83 | 55.34 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 30 August 2009 (14 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $70 | $699 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 9 7950X3D has 6567% better value for money than Celeron E3300.
Detailed specifications
Celeron E3300 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | 71+71+122 mm |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | 89 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 47 °C |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | 13140 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron E3300 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 | 775 | AM5 (LGA 1718) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3300 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E3300 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3300 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3300 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.51 | 40.37 |
| Recency | 30 August 2009 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 120 Watt |
Celeron E3300 has 84.6% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7950X3D, on the other hand, has a 7815.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3300 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron E3300 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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