Ryzen 5 3500X vs Celeron G440

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 3500X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	839
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	32.73
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	4 September 2011 (12 years ago)	24 September 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data
Current price	$232 (5.2x MSRP)	$125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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	6
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	1 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 3500X. 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	-	+
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
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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 G440 and Ryzen 5 3500X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	-
Quick Sync Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 3500X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G440 and Ryzen 5 3500X.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 September 2011	24 September 2019
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	1	6
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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