Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Celeron N4500

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2303not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency19.56no data
Architecture codenameJasper Lake (2021)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date11 January 2021 (3 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1338AM4
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
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 N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphicsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanes8no data
USB revision2.0/3.2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports14no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 January 2021 11 October 2019
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 10 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N4500 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron N4500 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron N4500 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 1600AF is a desktop one.


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