Intel Celeron 3215U vs AMD EPYC 9754

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Intel Celeron 3215U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9754
Intel Celeron 3215U AMD EPYC 9754

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 3215U or AMD EPYC 9754 - 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 3215U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3215U was released in Q2/2015.

The AMD EPYC 9754 has 128 cores with 256 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9754 was released in Q2/2023.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Celeron 3000 (10) CPU group AMD EPYC 8004/9004 (15)
7 Generation 4
Kaby Lake U Architecture Bergamo/Siena (Zen 4c)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 3215U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 3215U is 1.70 GHz while the AMD EPYC 9754 has 128 CPU cores and 256 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9754 is at 2.25 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Intel Celeron 3215U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9754
2 Cores 128
2 Threads 256
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 2.25 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Celeron 3215U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9754
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Celeron 3215U or AMD EPYC 9754 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

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 3215U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9754 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 460.8 GB/s.

Intel Celeron 3215U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9754
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR5-4800
16 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 5.0
12 PCIe lanes 128
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron 3215U is 15 W, while the AMD EPYC 9754 has a TDP of 360 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron 3215U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9754
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 360 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 400 W
10 W TDP down 320 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 3215U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9754 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 256.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron 3215U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9754
14 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
BGA 1168 Socket SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q2/2015 Release date Q2/2023
-- Release price 11900 $
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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 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
394 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
810 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
335 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
601 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz
154 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1145 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
69 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
133 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 3215U AMD EPYC 9754
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