Celeron N4020C vs EPYC Embedded 3251

Primary details

Comparing EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYC Embeddedno data
Power efficiencyno data15.20
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)no data
Release date21 February 2018 (6 years ago)1 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$315no data

Detailed specifications

EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C 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
SocketTR4FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size512 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 February 2018 1 January 2021
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 6 Watt

EPYC Embedded 3251 has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Celeron N4020C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 816.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC Embedded 3251 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N4020C is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC Embedded 3251 and Celeron N4020C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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