Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated64
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data16.31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeron Dual-CoreAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiencyno data13.43
Architecture codenamePenryn-1M (2009)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)25 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads264
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data128 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketP (478)TR4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

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 Dual-Core T3000 687
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 63124
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Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 May 2009 25 November 2019
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 280 Watt

Celeron Dual-Core T3000 has 700% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T3000 is a notebook processor while Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is a desktop one.


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Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
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