Celeron B860E vs EPYC 7281

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking542not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.65no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Celeron
Power efficiency7.58no data
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$650no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads322
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier2121
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size192 mm2131 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million504 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketTR4no data
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt35 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+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-V+-
VT-xno 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 typesDDR4 Eight-channelno data
Maximum memory size2 TiB16 GB
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Peripherals

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

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no data

Pros & cons summary


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

EPYC 7281 has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron B860E, on the other hand, has 385.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7281 and Celeron B860E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 7281 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron B860E is a notebook one.


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