Ryzen 9 7950X vs Celeron P4600

Place in the ranking	2819	64
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	1.43	21.99
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	Raphael (Zen 4) (2022)
Release date	28 March 2010 (14 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron P4600 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	5.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	81 mm²	CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	47 °C
Number of transistors	382 Million	13140 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron P4600 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	PGA988	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron P4600 and Ryzen 9 7950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron P4600 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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 P4600 and Ryzen 9 7950X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron P4600 and Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron P4600 and Ryzen 9 7950X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron P4600 and Ryzen 9 7950X.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

Celeron P4600 0.55

Ryzen 9 7950X 41.08
+7369%

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 P4600 846

Ryzen 9 7950X 62734
+7315%

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 P4600 291

Ryzen 9 7950X 2985
+926%

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 P4600 533

Ryzen 9 7950X 19456
+3550%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.55	41.08
Recency	28 March 2010	27 September 2022
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	170 Watt

Celeron P4600 has 385.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7950X, on the other hand, has a 7369.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron P4600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron P4600 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7950X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron P4600 and Ryzen 9 7950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.