Celeron 600 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron 600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	175	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	70.94	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen3) (2020)	Timna
Release date	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	no data
Current price	$303 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron 600 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	24	1
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	0.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	32 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	128 KB
L3 cache	64 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	180 nm
Die size	2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2	129 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron 600 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	1
Socket	AM4	370S
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron 600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron 600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron 600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

-

Intel i752

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and Celeron 600.

PCIe version

4.0

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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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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	12	1
Threads	24	1
Chip lithography	7 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	30 Watt

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