Intel Celeron N2930 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Last updated: 2023-05-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron N2930		AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CPU comparison Intel Celeron N2930 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 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 N2930 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.16 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2930 was released in Q1/2014. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX was released in Q3/2018.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	AMD Ryzen Threadripper (13)
Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 (4)
6	Generation	2
Bay Trail	Architecture	Colfax (Zen+)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron N2930 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.83 GHz (2.16 GHz). The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz).
Intel Celeron N2930	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
4	Cores	24
4	Threads	48
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.83 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
2.16 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
2.16 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.00 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 N2930	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--	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 (Bay Trail GT1)	GPU	no iGPU
0.31 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.85 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
7	GPU Generation	--
22 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
4	Compute units	--
32	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 (Bay Trail 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
No	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 N2930 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX can connect up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
Intel Celeron N2930	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR4-2933
8 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	93.8 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	12.00 MB
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	64.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
4	PCIe lanes	64
2.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	63.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron N2930 has a TDP of 7.5 W, that of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is 250 W.
Intel Celeron N2930	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
7.5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	250 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
4.5 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Celeron N2930 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX cache has a total of 76.00 MB.
Intel Celeron N2930	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
22 nm	Technology	12 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 1170	Socket	TR4 (SP3r2)
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2014	Release date	Q3/2018
41 $	Release price	1299 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron N2930 (17%)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron N2930 (4%)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	216 (21%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz	1020 (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	719 (5%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	14740 (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	170 (14%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz	1193 (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	502 (5%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	9243 (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	69 (16%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz	431 (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	254 (3%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	10008 (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	1000 (3%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	29970 (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	30 (17%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz	173 (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	113 (3%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	4324 (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 N2930 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	55 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX @ 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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	418 (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	75.3 (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 N2930 4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	12793 (100%)

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