Celeron 3867U vs Ryzen 9 3900X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	236	2398
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	36.75	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	1 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$107
Current price	$381 (0.8x MSRP)	$341 (3.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	64 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	19,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Smart Response	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel HD Graphics 610
Max video memory	-	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	900 MHz
Execution Units	-	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12
OpenGL	-	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Celeron 3867U.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 9 3900X outperforms Celeron 3867U by 2122% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	21.11	0.95
Recency	7 July 2019	1 March 2019
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Cost	$499	$107
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	15 Watt

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