Intel Celeron 3955U vs AMD EPYC 9474F

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Intel Celeron 3955U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9474F
Intel Celeron 3955U AMD EPYC 9474F

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron 3955U and the AMD EPYC 9474F and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron 3955U 2 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the AMD EPYC 9474F which has 48 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2022.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Celeron 3000 (10) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
7 Generation 4
Kaby Lake U Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD EPYC 9475F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 3955U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 9474F clocks with 3.60 GHz (4.10 GHz), has 48 CPU cores and can calculate 96 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron 3955U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9474F
2 Cores 48
2 Threads 96
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.95 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 3955U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9474F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Intel HD Graphics 510 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 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 510 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron 3955U, while the AMD EPYC 9474F supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 460.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron 3955U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9474F
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR5-4800
32 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 48.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
12 PCIe lanes 128
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron 3955U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 9474F is 360 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron 3955U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9474F
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 360 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 400 W
10 W TDP down 320 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 3955U has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 9474F is at 304.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm.

Intel Celeron 3955U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9474F
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
-- 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
Q4/2015 Release date Q4/2022
-- Release price 6780 $
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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 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
514 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9474F AMD EPYC 9474F
48C 96T @ 4.10 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 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1018 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9474F AMD EPYC 9474F
48C 96T @ 3.95 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 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
445 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9474F AMD EPYC 9474F
48C 96T @ 4.10 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 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
780 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9474F AMD EPYC 9474F
48C 96T @ 3.95 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 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.90 GHz
173 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9474F AMD EPYC 9474F
@ 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 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1488 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9474F AMD EPYC 9474F
48C 96T @ 3.95 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 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
85 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9474F AMD EPYC 9474F
48C 96T @ 4.10 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 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
159 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9474F AMD EPYC 9474F
48C 96T @ 3.95 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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