Intel Celeron G4950 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G4950 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel Celeron G4950

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G4950

Around 47% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 68°C
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 180 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 180 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
30 more threads: 32 vs 2
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2274 vs 2041
10.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27618 vs 2714

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Number of threads	32 vs 2
L1 cache	1536 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2274 vs 2041
PassMark - CPU mark	27618 vs 2714

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G4950
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2041

2274

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2714

27618

Name	Intel Celeron G4950	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2041	2274
PassMark - CPU mark	2714	27618
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		979
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10462
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		20.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		60.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		26.299

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G4950	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'19	31 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$52	$999
Place in performance rating	1274	1257
Processor Number	G4950
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD195XA8AEWOF
OPN Tray		YD195XA8UGAAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$652.56
Value for money (0-100)		9.96
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	68°C
Number of cores	2	16
Number of threads	2	32
Die size		213 mm
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
Transistor count		9600 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E93
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	180 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)	Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)