AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Celeron 3955U

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AMD EPYC 7281 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 3955U
AMD EPYC 7281 Intel Celeron 3955U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 7281 and the Intel Celeron 3955U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD EPYC 7281 16 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the Intel Celeron 3955U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2015.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD EPYC 7001 (12) CPU group Intel Celeron 3000 (10)
1 Generation 7
Naples (Zen) Architecture Kaby Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7281 is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (2.70 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 3955U clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD EPYC 7281 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3955U
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 7281 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3955U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 7281, while the Intel Celeron 3955U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD EPYC 7281 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3955U
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
170.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
32.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
128 PCIe lanes 12
126.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC 7281 has a TDP of 170 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 3955U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD EPYC 7281 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3955U
170 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7281 has 32.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 3955U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD EPYC 7281 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3955U
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
SP3 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q4/2015
625 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7281 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U (70%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7281 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U (25%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7281 AMD EPYC 7281
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
664 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
514 (77%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7281 AMD EPYC 7281
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
2098 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1018 (49%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 7281 AMD EPYC 7281
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
713 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
445 (62%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 7281 AMD EPYC 7281
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
2136 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
780 (37%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 7281 AMD EPYC 7281
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
21988 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1488 (7%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7281 AMD EPYC 7281
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
119 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
85 (71%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7281 AMD EPYC 7281
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
2033 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
159 (8%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 7281 AMD EPYC 7281
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.90 GHz
173 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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