Ryzen 5 5600 vs Celeron 797

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 797 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	545
Place by popularity	not in top-100	7
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	no data	19.76
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 797 and Ryzen 5 5600 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	1 (Single-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	1	12
Base clock speed	1.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	14	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	1.5 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	131 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 797 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Intel BGA1023	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 797 and Ryzen 5 5600. 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	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	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
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron 797 and Ryzen 5 5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 797 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 797 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 797 and Ryzen 5 5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 797 and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2012	20 April 2022
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	1	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	65 Watt

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