Intel Celeron J3355 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

Last updated: 2024-02-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron J3355		AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
CPU comparison Intel Celeron J3355 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X - 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 J3355 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron J3355 was released in Q3/2016. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X was released in Q4/2023.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	AMD Ryzen Threadripper (13)
Intel Celeron J3000 (4)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (3)
7	Generation	5
Apollo Lake	Architecture	Storm Peak (Zen 4)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron J3355 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron J3355 is 2.00 GHz (2.50 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X has 64 CPU cores and 128 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is at 3.20 GHz (5.10 GHz).
Intel Celeron J3355	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
2	Cores	64
2	Threads	128
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.00 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
2.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.10 GHz
2.50 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.
Intel Celeron J3355	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Celeron J3355 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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 500	GPU	no iGPU
0.25 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.70 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
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	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 500	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 / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Celeron J3355 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 166.4 GB/s.
Intel Celeron J3355	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
LPDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1866	Memory	DDR5-5200
8 GB	Max. Memory	1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	166.4 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	64.00 MB
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	256.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	5.0
6	PCIe lanes	48
3.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	189.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron J3355 is 10 W, while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X has a TDP of 350 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Celeron J3355	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
10 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	350 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Celeron J3355 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 320.00 MB cache.
Intel Celeron J3355	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
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	SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3
BGA 1296	Socket	sTR5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2016	Release date	Q4/2023
--	Release price	5900 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron J3355 (14%)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron J3355 (2%)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X (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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	352 (17%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	2030 (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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	685 (1%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	55282 (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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	301 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	2897 (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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	539 (2%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	26562 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Celeron J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	115 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Celeron J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	5531 (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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	1897 (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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	98322 (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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz	742 (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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	36982 (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 J3355 Intel HD Graphics 500 @ 0.70 GHz	134 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X @ 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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	1190 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	50 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 5.10 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 J3355 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	93 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Celeron J3355 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 98,322 CB R23 MC @ 349 W	282 (100%)

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