Ryzen 5 5600X vs Celeron N3350
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by a whopping 1867% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2597 | 483 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 15 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 36.77 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Celeron | AMD Ryzen 5 |
Architecture codename | Apollo Lake (2016) | Vermeer (Zen 3) |
Release date | 1 September 2016 (7 years ago) | 5 November 2020 (3 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $24 | $299 |
Current price | $251 (10.5x MSRP) | $265 (0.9x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 | 1.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 32 MB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Die size | no data | 2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 95 °C |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 | FCBGA1296 | AM4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
SIPP | - | no data |
Smart Response | - | no data |
GPIO | + | no data |
Smart Connect | - | no data |
Status | Launched | no data |
HD Audio | + | no data |
RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 |
MPX | + | no data |
Identity Protection | + | no data |
OS Guard | + | no data |
Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
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 N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4 |
Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 500 | - |
Max video memory | 8 GB | - |
Quick Sync Video | + | - |
Clear Video | + | - |
Clear Video HD | + | - |
Graphics max frequency | 650 MHz | - |
Execution Units | 12 | - |
InTru 3D | - | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | - |
eDP | + | - |
DisplayPort | + | - |
HDMI | + | - |
MIPI-DSI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | + | - |
OpenGL | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 6 | no data |
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 | 8 | 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.
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 1867% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 1880% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 731% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 1997% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 334% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 1382% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 781% in 3DMark06 CPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Celeron N3350 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600X by 1070% in wPrime 32.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 1859% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 2215% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 452% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 400% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 1546% in TrueCrypt AES.
WinRAR 4.0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 2056% in WinRAR 4.0.
x264 encoding pass 2
x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 1787% in x264 encoding pass 2.
x264 encoding pass 1
x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Celeron N3350 by 885% in x264 encoding pass 1.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.72 | 14.16 |
Recency | 1 September 2016 | 5 November 2020 |
Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
Threads | 2 | 12 |
Cost | $24 | $299 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
The Ryzen 5 5600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3350 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron N3350 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3350 and Ryzen 5 5600X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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