Intel Celeron J4005 vs AMD EPYC 7601

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Intel Celeron J4005 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7601
Intel Celeron J4005 AMD EPYC 7601

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron J4005 or AMD EPYC 7601 - 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 J4005 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron J4005 was released in Q4/2017.

The AMD EPYC 7601 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7601 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD EPYC (111)
Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000 (11) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
9 Generation 1
Gemini Lake Architecture Naples (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron J4005 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron J4005 is 2.00 GHz (2.70 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7601 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7601 is at 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Intel Celeron J4005 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7601
2 Cores 32
2 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 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 J4005 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7601
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron J4005 or AMD EPYC 7601 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 UHD Graphics 600 GPU no iGPU
0.25 GHz GPU frequency --
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 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 UHD Graphics 600 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode 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 J4005 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7601 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 170.6 GB/s.

Intel Celeron J4005 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7601
, DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2666
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
6 PCIe lanes 128
3.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron J4005 is 10 W, while the AMD EPYC 7601 has a TDP of 180 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Celeron J4005 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7601
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 180 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron J4005 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7601 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 64.00 MB cache.

Intel Celeron J4005 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7601
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
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 1090 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2017 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 4000 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
472 (52%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
903 (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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
892 (13%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
6904 (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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
396 (43%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
921 (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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
687 (9%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
7914 (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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
1595 (4%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
42247 (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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
79 (56%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
141 (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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
149 (4%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
4068 (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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
307 (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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz
7445 (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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
Intel UHD Graphics 600 @ 0.70 GHz
134 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 J4005 Intel Celeron J4005
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
405 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7601 AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron J4005 AMD EPYC 7601
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