Ryzen 9 9950X vs Celeron 5305U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated57
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.94
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data23.25
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Ridge (2024)
Release date1 April 2020 (4 years ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 coresno data16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed2.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.7 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X 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
SocketFCBGA1528AM5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon Graphics
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1624

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2020 15 August 2024
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 170 Watt

Celeron 5305U has 1033.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 1500% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 5305U and Ryzen 9 9950X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron 5305U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop one.


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