EPYC 4124P vs Celeron J3160

Place in the ranking	2599	657
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	49.83
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	12.61	17.09
Architecture codename	Airmont (2016)	Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	21 May 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 4124P has 166000% better value for money than Celeron J3160.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3160 and EPYC 4124P 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	71 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3160 and EPYC 4124P 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	FCBGA1170	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3160 and EPYC 4124P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron J3160 and EPYC 4124P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3160 and EPYC 4124P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3160 and EPYC 4124P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon Graphics
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3160 and EPYC 4124P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3160 and EPYC 4124P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3160 and EPYC 4124P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	28
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	5	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

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 J3160 0.83

EPYC 4124P 12.18
+1367%

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 J3160 1269

EPYC 4124P 18637
+1369%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.83	12.18
Recency	15 January 2016	21 May 2024
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Celeron J3160 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 4124P, on the other hand, has a 1367.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 4124P is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3160 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J3160 is a desktop processor while EPYC 4124P is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J3160 and EPYC 4124P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.