Celeron 3855U vs Ryzen 3 3200U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3200U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.38
+209%
Celeron 3855U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.77

Ryzen 3 3200U outperforms Celeron 3855U by a whopping 209% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17892649
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency14.944.83
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen) (2019)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)15 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0OPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplier2616
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4940 Million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1866/2133, LPDDR3-1600/1866, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Celeron 3855U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1210

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.

Ryzen 3 3200U 2.38
+209%
Celeron 3855U 0.77

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.

Ryzen 3 3200U 3785
+211%
Celeron 3855U 1219

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.

Ryzen 3 3200U 783
+149%
Celeron 3855U 315

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.

Ryzen 3 3200U 1505
+180%
Celeron 3855U 538

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.38 0.77
Integrated graphics card 2.98 1.61
Recency 6 January 2019 15 August 2015
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 3 3200U has a 209.1% higher aggregate performance score, 85.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 3200U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3855U in performance tests.


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