Ryzen 5 2600 vs Celeron Dual-Core T3500

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron Dual-Core T3500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.80
Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
+938%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T3500 by a whopping 938% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2616916
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.13
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeron Dual-CoreAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency2.1612.08
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)
Release date26 September 2010 (14 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Ryzen 5 2600 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB3 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die size107 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors410 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Ryzen 5 2600 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)
SocketSocket P PGA478AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Ryzen 5 2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 0.80
Ryzen 5 2600 8.30
+938%

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 T3500 1275
Ryzen 5 2600 13188
+934%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 2063
Ryzen 5 2600 4726
+129%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 4098
Ryzen 5 2600 28173
+587%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 1760
Ryzen 5 2600 9290
+428%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 38.5
Ryzen 5 2600 5.5
+600%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 8.30
Recency 26 September 2010 19 April 2018
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 2600, on the other hand, has a 937.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T3500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T3500 and Ryzen 5 2600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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