AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Celeron G540T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and Intel Celeron G540T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 14 more threads: 16 vs 2
  • Around 76% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • Around 46% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 65.0°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2001 vs 995
  • 13x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14815 vs 1137
  • Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5768 vs 3097
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 March 2017 vs September 2011
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 65.0°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2001 vs 995
PassMark - CPU mark 14815 vs 1137
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5768 vs 3097

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G540T

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1844 vs 848
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1844 vs 848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G540T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2001
995
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14815
1137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
848
1844
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
5768
3097
Name AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Intel Celeron G540T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2001 995
PassMark - CPU mark 14815 1137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 848 1844
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5768 3097
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.958

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Intel Celeron G540T

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Sandy Bridge
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 2 March 2017 September 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $329
OPN PIB YD1700BBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD1700BBM88AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1716 1719
Price now $209.43
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Value for money (0-100) 19.33
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number G540T
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 2.10 GHz
Die size 192 mm 131 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 65.0°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 16 2
Transistor count 4800 Million 504 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 1066
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire (LED)
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 2.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)