Celeron 5205U vs Ryzen Threadripper 1956X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2528
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiencyno data5.68
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speedno data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache32768 KB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U 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 configuration11
SocketSP3r2FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U 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 Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U 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 Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U 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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 2
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 1956X has 500% more physical cores.

Celeron 5205U, on the other hand, has 733.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1956X and Celeron 5205U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1956X is a desktop processor while Celeron 5205U is a notebook one.


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