Ryzen 5 2600 vs Celeron N3000

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3000 and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	836
Place by popularity	not in top-100	24
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	19.15
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$199
Current price	$334 (3.1x MSRP)	$142 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3000 and Ryzen 5 2600 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.04 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.08 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	576 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	no data	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3000 and Ryzen 5 2600 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	FCBGA1170	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3000 and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
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
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3000 and Ryzen 5 2600 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	+	no data
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3000 and Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 N3000 and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	-
Max video memory	8 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	-
Execution Units	12	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3000 and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3000 and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	-
OpenGL	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3000 and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	4	20
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2015	13 April 2018
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Cost	$107	$199
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	65 Watt

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