Celeron G4930 vs Ryzen 7 1700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1700X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
9.86
+505%
Celeron G4930
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.63

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Celeron G4930 by a whopping 505% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron G4930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7872089
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.616.84
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Celeron
Power efficiency9.822.86
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G4930 has 89% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1700X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron G4930 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 speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache768 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cache16384 KB2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron G4930 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)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron G4930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
XFR+-
SenseMI+-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron G4930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron G4930 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 7 1700X and Celeron G4930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory-64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.05 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron G4930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron G4930 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron G4930 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Celeron G4930.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 9.86
+505%
Celeron G4930 1.63

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 15661
+504%
Celeron G4930 2594

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 1098
+70.8%
Celeron G4930 643

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.

Ryzen 7 1700X 5603
+425%
Celeron G4930 1068

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.86 1.63
Recency 22 February 2017 23 April 2019
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 54 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700X has a 504.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Celeron G4930, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 75.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 1700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4930 in performance tests.


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