Ryzen 9 3950X vs Celeron M 390
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 390 and Ryzen 9 3950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 178 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 16.62 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Celeron M | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | no data | 11 June 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $799 |
| Current price | $196 | $1108 (1.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 390 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus support | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 KB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 19,200 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
| VID voltage range | 1.004V-1.292V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 390 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 390 and Ryzen 9 3950X. 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, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron M 390 and Ryzen 9 3950X 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 M 390 and Ryzen 9 3950X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 390 and Ryzen 9 3950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Celeron M 390 outperforms Ryzen 9 3950X by 2382% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 16 |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 105 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Celeron M 390 and Ryzen 9 3950X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron M 390 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 3950X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 390 and Ryzen 9 3950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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