Ryzen 7 9700X vs Celeron N6211

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N6211
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.47
Ryzen 7 9700X
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
24.51
+1567%

Ryzen 7 9700X outperforms Celeron N6211 by a whopping 1567% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N6211 and Ryzen 7 9700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2177210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.3353.67
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesElkhart Lakeno data
Power efficiency20.5834.31
Architecture codenameElkhart Lake (2022)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date17 July 2022 (2 years ago)8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$54$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 9700X has 1512% better value for money than Celeron N6211.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N6211 and Ryzen 7 9700X 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,315 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N6211 and Ryzen 7 9700X 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA1493AM5
Power consumption (TDP)6.5 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N6211 and Ryzen 7 9700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, 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 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N6211 and Ryzen 7 9700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N6211 and Ryzen 7 9700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N6211 and Ryzen 7 9700X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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 N6211 1.47
Ryzen 7 9700X 24.51
+1567%

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 N6211 2245
Ryzen 7 9700X 37422
+1567%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron N6211 2696
Ryzen 7 9700X 9457
+251%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron N6211 4693
Ryzen 7 9700X 57914
+1134%

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.

Celeron N6211 49.66
Ryzen 7 9700X 2.36
+2004%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron N6211 2
Ryzen 7 9700X 36
+2096%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N6211 128
Ryzen 7 9700X 3178
+2383%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron N6211 76
Ryzen 7 9700X 346
+355%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron N6211 0.97
Ryzen 7 9700X 4.06
+319%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron N6211 1
Ryzen 7 9700X 16.1
+1543%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Celeron N6211 731
Ryzen 7 9700X 13549
+1753%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron N6211 10
Ryzen 7 9700X 176
+1661%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron N6211 45
Ryzen 7 9700X 376
+731%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.47 24.51
Integrated graphics card 1.39 1.98
Recency 17 July 2022 8 August 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 10 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N6211 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 9700X, on the other hand, has a 1567.3% higher aggregate performance score, 42.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 9700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N6211 in performance tests.


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