Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Celeron G3902E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3902E and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	168
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	23.29
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)	14 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$522 (4.9x MSRP)	$924

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3902E and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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	no data	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm	74 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	15940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3902E and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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
Socket	no data	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3902E and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3902E and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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 G3902E and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	204.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 510

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3902E and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 January 2016	14 July 2020
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	280 Watt

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