Ryzen 5 2600 vs Celeron 3865U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 3865U
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.86
Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.62
+902%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Celeron 3865U by a whopping 902% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2575901
Place by popularitynot in top-10022
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.00
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency5.2312.09
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-U (2017)Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)13 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2234
L1 cache128 KB576 KB
L2 cache512 KB3 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size98.7 mm2213 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1356,FPBGA1356AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600 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 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 610-
Max video memory32 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency900 MHz-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz-
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.4-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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. 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.

Celeron 3865U 0.86
Ryzen 5 2600 8.62
+902%

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.

Celeron 3865U 1321
Ryzen 5 2600 13189
+898%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron 3865U 393
Ryzen 5 2600 1163
+196%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron 3865U 692
Ryzen 5 2600 4897
+608%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron 3865U 2853
Ryzen 5 2600 4726
+65.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron 3865U 5425
Ryzen 5 2600 28173
+419%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron 3865U 39.36
Ryzen 5 2600 5.5
+616%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron 3865U 2
Ryzen 5 2600 14
+726%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron 3865U 142
Ryzen 5 2600 1248
+779%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron 3865U 72
Ryzen 5 2600 157
+118%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron 3865U 0.86
Ryzen 5 2600 1.76
+105%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron 3865U 0.8
Ryzen 5 2600 7.5
+826%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron 3865U 11
Ryzen 5 2600 75
+594%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron 3865U 54
Ryzen 5 2600 205
+277%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Celeron 3865U 1108
Ryzen 5 2600 4517
+308%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 8.62
Recency 3 January 2017 13 April 2018
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron 3865U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 2600, on the other hand, has a 902.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3865U in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron 3865U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 3865U and Ryzen 5 2600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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