Celeron 797 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Celeron 797 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking889not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency12.34no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date6 September 2018 (6 years ago)1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Celeron 797 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads121
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier3414
L1 cache576 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)1.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm32 nm
Die size213 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Celeron 797 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Celeron 797. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Celeron 797 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Celeron 797 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Celeron 797. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HD--
Graphics max frequency-950 MHz
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Celeron 797 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-2
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVO-+
CRT-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Celeron 797.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 September 2018 1 January 2012
Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 1
Chip lithography 12 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 has an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 797, on the other hand, has 282.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Celeron 797. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is a desktop processor while Celeron 797 is a notebook one.


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