Celeron B860E vs EPYC 7281

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7281 and Celeron B860E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	490	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.28	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$650	no data
Current price	$1299 (2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7281 and Celeron B860E 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	32	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	131 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	504 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7281 and Celeron B860E 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	TR4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7281 and Celeron B860E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7281 and Celeron B860E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7281 and Celeron B860E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	16 GB
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7281 and Celeron B860E.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	16	2
Threads	32	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	35 Watt

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