Ryzen 9 9950X vs Celeron J4025
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9950X outperforms Celeron J4025 by a whopping 4413% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron J4025 and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2540 | 59 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.62 | 65.78 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 8.78 | 23.30 |
| Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) | Granite Ridge (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) | 15 August 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | $649 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 9 9950X has 2411% better value for money than Celeron J4025.
Detailed specifications
Celeron J4025 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 93 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16,630 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron J4025 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 | Intel BGA 1090 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4025 and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4025 and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4025 and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 600 (250 - 700 MHz) | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4025 and Ryzen 9 9950X.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 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 5.5 Multi-Core
Blender(-)
7-Zip Single
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip
WebXPRT 3
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.92 | 41.52 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.87 | 1.99 |
| Recency | 4 November 2019 | 15 August 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 170 Watt |
Celeron J4025 has 1600% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 9950X, on the other hand, has a 4413% higher aggregate performance score, 128.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 9950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4025 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J4025 and Ryzen 9 9950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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