Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Celeron G550

Place in the ranking	2610	343
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.65	28.19
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	1.15	16.06
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5800X3D has 1608% better value for money than Celeron G550.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G550 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	131 mm²	74 + 125 mm
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	8,850 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G550 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1155	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G550 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron G550 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G550 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 G550 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G550 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G550 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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 G550 0.79

Ryzen 7 5800X3D 17.82
+2156%

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 G550 1259

Ryzen 7 5800X3D 28304
+2148%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron G550 388

Ryzen 7 5800X3D 2119
+446%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron G550 656

Ryzen 7 5800X3D 11084
+1590%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	17.82
Recency	1 June 2012	20 April 2022
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Celeron G550 has 61.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5800X3D, on the other hand, has a 2155.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G550 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G550 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.