Ryzen 5 8400F vs Celeron U3600

Primary details

Comparing Celeron U3600 and Ryzen 5 8400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	402
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	72.73
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	Phoenix
Release date	11 January 2011 (13 years ago)	1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	no data	$169

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron U3600 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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	1.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus support	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	81 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Celeron U3600 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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	BGA1288	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron U3600 and Ryzen 5 8400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Celeron U3600 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 U3600 and Ryzen 5 8400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron U3600 and Ryzen 5 8400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron U3600 and Ryzen 5 8400F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron U3600 and Ryzen 5 8400F.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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	11 January 2011	1 April 2024
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	65 Watt

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