Celeron N4500 vs Ryzen 3 1200X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2318
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data19.56
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release dateno data11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500 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
SocketAM4BGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
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

Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500 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 Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen 3 1200X has 100% more physical cores.

Celeron N4500, on the other hand, has a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 1200X and Celeron N4500. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 3 1200X is a desktop processor while Celeron N4500 is a notebook one.


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