Celeron J3060 vs Ryzen Z2
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z2 outperforms Celeron J3060 by a whopping 1721% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1031 | 3071 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.02 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 26.17 | 6.70 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) | Airmont (2016) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 15 January 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Z2 and Celeron J3060 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.48 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | IDI |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Z2 and Celeron J3060 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z2 and Celeron J3060. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen Z2 and Celeron J3060 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Z2 and Celeron J3060 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z2 and Celeron J3060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | no data |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 700 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Z2 and Celeron J3060 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen Z2 and Celeron J3060 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z2 and Celeron J3060.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.65 | 0.42 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 15 January 2016 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 6 Watt |
Ryzen Z2 has a 1721.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron J3060, on the other hand, has 366.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Z2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron J3060 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen Z2 is a notebook processor while Celeron J3060 is a desktop one.
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