Intel Celeron N4500 vs AMD EPYC 7301

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Intel Celeron N4500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7301
Intel Celeron N4500 AMD EPYC 7301

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N4500 or AMD EPYC 7301 - 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 N4500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N4500 was released in Q1/2021.

The AMD EPYC 7301 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7301 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Celeron N4000/N5000 (6) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
10 Generation 1
Jasper Lake Architecture Naples (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N4500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.80 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7301 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (2.70 GHz).
Intel Celeron N4500 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
2 Cores 16
2 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 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 N4500 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Jasper Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
0.75 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 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 16 EUs (Jasper Lake) 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 N4500 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7301 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.
Intel Celeron N4500 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
DDR4-2933, DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 128
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron N4500 has a TDP of 6 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7301 is 170 W.
Intel Celeron N4500 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 170 W
20 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4.8 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N4500 has a 5.50 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7301 cache has a total of 64.00 MB.
Intel Celeron N4500 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
10 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 1338 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
Q1/2021 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 800 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N4500 (73%)
AMD EPYC 7301 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron N4500 (14%)
AMD EPYC 7301 (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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
593 (78%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
761 (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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1078 (12%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
8864 (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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
470 (68%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
687 (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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
778 (18%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
4428 (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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1902 (13%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
14998 (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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
467 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
723 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
197 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
342 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Jasper Lake) @ 0.75 GHz
193 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
@ 0.00 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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
119 (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 N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
2033 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Celeron N4500 AMD EPYC 7301
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