EPYC 9655P vs Celeron 3205U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3205U and EPYC 9655P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2806	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.62
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	3.77	23.54
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)	Turin (2024)
Release date	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$10,811

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3205U and EPYC 9655P 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	2 (Dual-core)	96
Threads	2	192
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	82 mm2	12x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1300 Million	99,780 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3205U and EPYC 9655P 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	FCBGA1168	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3205U and EPYC 9655P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron 3205U and EPYC 9655P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3205U and EPYC 9655P 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 Celeron 3205U and EPYC 9655P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors	N/A
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3205U and EPYC 9655P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3205U and EPYC 9655P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2/12

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3205U and EPYC 9655P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	12	128

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.60	100.00
Recency	1 March 2015	10 October 2024
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	2	192
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	400 Watt

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