Celeron J3160 vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.11
+414%
Celeron J3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.80

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Celeron J3160 by a whopping 414% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14022619
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.07
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency25.9312.62
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Airmont (2016)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160 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)
SocketFP5FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 8no data
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes124
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data5
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 5 2500U 4.11
+414%
Celeron J3160 0.80

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 5 2500U 6536
+415%
Celeron J3160 1269

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 5 2500U 811
+372%
Celeron J3160 172

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 5 2500U 2375
+370%
Celeron J3160 505

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 0.80
Recency 26 October 2017 15 January 2016
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has a 413.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more threads.

Celeron J3160, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3160 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while Celeron J3160 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and Celeron J3160, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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