Ryzen 3 3300X vs Celeron N4000

Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.93
Ryzen 3 3300X
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.45
+809%

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Celeron N4000 by a whopping 809% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2509892
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data30.72
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency14.6712.30
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)24 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$120

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache112 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1090AM4
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.286x 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
Speed Shift-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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X 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 N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency650 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes616
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no 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 N4000 0.93
Ryzen 3 3300X 8.45
+809%

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 N4000 1472
Ryzen 3 3300X 13425
+812%

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 N4000 325
Ryzen 3 3300X 1711
+426%

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 N4000 529
Ryzen 3 3300X 5938
+1022%

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.

Celeron N4000 2152
Ryzen 3 3300X 5856
+172%

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.

Celeron N4000 4030
Ryzen 3 3300X 25416
+531%

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.

Celeron N4000 31.94
Ryzen 3 3300X 6.04
+429%

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.

Celeron N4000 2
Ryzen 3 3300X 12
+616%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron N4000 138
Ryzen 3 3300X 1071
+676%

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.

Celeron N4000 71
Ryzen 3 3300X 195
+175%

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.

Celeron N4000 0.89
Ryzen 3 3300X 2.28
+156%

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.

Celeron N4000 0.9
Ryzen 3 3300X 5.9
+548%

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.  

Celeron N4000 9
Ryzen 3 3300X 62
+551%

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.  

Celeron N4000 47
Ryzen 3 3300X 234
+394%

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.

Celeron N4000 760
Ryzen 3 3300X 7177
+844%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 8.45
Recency 11 December 2017 24 April 2020
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N4000 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 3300X, on the other hand, has a 808.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 3300X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4000 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 3300X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4000 and Ryzen 3 3300X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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