Ryzen 5 9600X vs Celeron 887E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 887E and Ryzen 5 9600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	304
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	51.35
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	no data	27.59
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron 887E and Ryzen 5 9600X 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	5.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	131 mm2	70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	504 Million	8,315 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 887E and Ryzen 5 9600X 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	no data	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 887E and Ryzen 5 9600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 887E and Ryzen 5 9600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 887E and Ryzen 5 9600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR5
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 887E and Ryzen 5 9600X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	65 Watt

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