EPYC 73F3 vs Celeron N3000

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3000 and EPYC 73F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	153
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.30
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	11.44
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$3,521

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3000 and EPYC 73F3 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	1.04 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.08 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	no data	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3000 and EPYC 73F3 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)	2
Socket	FCBGA1170	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3000 and EPYC 73F3. 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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3000 and EPYC 73F3 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 N3000 and EPYC 73F3 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 N3000 and EPYC 73F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	N/A
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3000 and EPYC 73F3 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3000 and EPYC 73F3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3000 and EPYC 73F3.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	128
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2015	15 March 2021
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	240 Watt

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