Intel Celeron 3205U vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Last updated: 2024-04-15

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron 3205U		AMD Ryzen 5 1600
CPU comparison Intel Celeron 3205U or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Celeron 3205U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3205U was released in Q1/2015. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 was released in Q1/2017.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Celeron 3000 (10)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 1000 (15)
7	Generation	1
Kaby Lake U	Architecture	Summit Ridge (Zen)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron 3205U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz).
Intel Celeron 3205U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
2	Cores	6
2	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.50 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.40 GHz

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.
Intel Celeron 3205U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1)	GPU	no iGPU
0.10 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.80 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
8	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
12	Compute units	--
96	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
11.2	DirectX Version	--

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.
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1)	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Celeron 3205U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Celeron 3205U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR4-2666
16 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	20
6.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	19.7 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 3205U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is 65 W.
Intel Celeron 3205U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
10 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Celeron 3205U has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 cache has a total of 16.00 MB.
Intel Celeron 3205U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1168	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2015	Release date	Q1/2017
--	Release price	210 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron 3205U (34%)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron 3205U (10%)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	320 (36%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	894 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	621 (12%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	4970 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	287 (26%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1095 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	480 (9%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5129 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	935 (8%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	12277 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	348 (11%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	3148 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	61 (41%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	147 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	117 (11%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	1094 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	900 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	6230 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	357 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	2501 (100%)

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.


	Intel Celeron 3205U Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz	154 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	107 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	313 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Celeron 3205U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	389 (100%)

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