Ryzen 5 8400F vs Celeron M P4600
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8400F outperforms Celeron M P4600 by a whopping 2596% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 8400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2824 | 459 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 59.85 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Celeron M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | 21.98 |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Phoenix (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | $170 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2500 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | PGA988 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 8400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 8400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 8400F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 8400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 8400F.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 15.10 |
| Recency | 1 October 2010 | 1 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Celeron M P4600 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 8400F, on the other hand, has a 2596.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 8400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M P4600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron M P4600 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 8400F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M P4600 and Ryzen 5 8400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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