AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Celeron 1020E

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AMD EPYC 7742 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 1020E
AMD EPYC 7742 Intel Celeron 1020E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 7742 and the Intel Celeron 1020E and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD EPYC 7742 64 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the Intel Celeron 1020E which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2013.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24) CPU group Intel Celeron 1000 (9)
2 Generation 3
Rome (Zen 2) Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7742 is a 64 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.25 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 128 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 1020E clocks with 2.20 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD EPYC 7742 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1020E
64 Cores 2
128 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.25 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.80 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 7742 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1020E
-- 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 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

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 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
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 7742, while the Intel Celeron 1020E supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

AMD EPYC 7742 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1020E
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
256.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
128 PCIe lanes 16
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC 7742 has a TDP of 225 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 1020E is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD EPYC 7742 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1020E
225 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7742 has 256.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 1020E is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD EPYC 7742 Characteristic Intel Celeron 1020E
7 nm Technology 22 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 BGA 1023
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2019 Release date Q1/2013
9000 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 (0%)
Intel Celeron 1020E (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1020E (2%)

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 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
65631 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1020E Intel Celeron 1020E
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1270 (2%)

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 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
1050 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1020E Intel Celeron 1020E
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
37515 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1020E Intel Celeron 1020E
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
1278 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1020E Intel Celeron 1020E
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
13647 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1020E Intel Celeron 1020E
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
398 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1020E Intel Celeron 1020E
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
20644 (100%)
Intel Celeron 1020E Intel Celeron 1020E
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 1020E Intel Celeron 1020E
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7742 Intel Celeron 1020E
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