Celeron 2957U vs Ryzen 7 1700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1700X
2017, $399
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
8.84
+1742%
Celeron 2957U
2014, $107
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.48

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Celeron 2957U by a whopping 1742% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9853153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.020.03
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Celeron
Power efficiency10.00no data
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerGlobalFoundriesno data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date2 March 2017 (8 years ago)1 January 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 1700X has 9967% better value for money than Celeron 2957U.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron 2957U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache768 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cache16384 KB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron 2957U 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron 2957U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA3-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+
XFR+-
SenseMI+-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron 2957U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron 2957U 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 7 1700X and Celeron 2957U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Graphics max frequency-1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron 2957U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron 2957U.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
PCI Express lanes2010
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 8.84
+1742%
Celeron 2957U 0.48

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 7 1700X 15623
+1732%
Samples: 3533
Celeron 2957U 853
Samples: 328

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 1700X 4662
+124%
Celeron 2957U 2077

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 1700X 31950
+690%
Celeron 2957U 4043

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 1700X 4.89
+994%
Celeron 2957U 53.5

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 1700X 17
+1313%
Celeron 2957U 1

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 1700X 1537
+1364%
Celeron 2957U 105

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 1700X 154
+180%
Celeron 2957U 55

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 1700X 9
+6785%
Celeron 2957U 0.1

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 1700X 1.73
+179%
Celeron 2957U 0.62

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 1700X 90
+1090%
Celeron 2957U 8

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 1700X 180
+336%
Celeron 2957U 41

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 1700X 3728
+252%
Celeron 2957U 1058

Geekbench 2

Ryzen 7 1700X 19631
+596%
Celeron 2957U 2819

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.84 0.48
Recency 2 March 2017 1 January 2014
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700X has a 1741.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 2957U, on the other hand, has 533.3% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 7 1700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron 2957U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 1700X is a desktop processor while Celeron 2957U is a notebook one.

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