Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX vs Celeron 420

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron 420 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiencyno data7.14
Architecture codenameConroe-L (2007−2008)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release dateJune 2007 (17 years ago)14 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$23no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 420 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed1.6 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplierno data40
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size77 mm274 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)60 °C95 °C
Number of transistors105 million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 420 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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
SocketLGA775TR4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Celeron 420 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 420 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 420 235
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 33535
+14170%

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 12
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 280 Watt

Celeron 420 has 700% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 420 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Celeron 420 is a desktop processor while Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 420 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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