EPYC 7742 vs Celeron J3355

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J3355
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.75
EPYC 7742
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 225 Watt
43.86
+5748%

EPYC 7742 outperforms Celeron J3355 by a whopping 5748% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3355 and EPYC 7742 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking264747
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.053.35
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD EPYC
Power efficiency7.1018.45
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$6,950

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7742 has 6600% better value for money than Celeron J3355.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3355 and EPYC 7742 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 cores2 (Dual-core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads2128
Base clock speed2 GHz2.25 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier2022.5
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3355 and EPYC 7742 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1296TR4
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3355 and EPYC 7742. 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
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron J3355 and EPYC 7742 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3355 and EPYC 7742 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3355 and EPYC 7742. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size8 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 500no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3355 and EPYC 7742 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3355 and EPYC 7742 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3355 and EPYC 7742.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+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.


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.

Celeron J3355 0.75
EPYC 7742 43.86
+5748%

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.

Celeron J3355 1197
EPYC 7742 69663
+5720%

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.

Celeron J3355 273
EPYC 7742 1204
+341%

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.

Celeron J3355 460
EPYC 7742 11782
+2461%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 43.86
Recency 30 August 2016 7 August 2019
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 2 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 225 Watt

Celeron J3355 has 2150% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7742, on the other hand, has a 5748% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7742 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3355 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J3355 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7742 is a server/workstation one.


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