CPU Showdown

Celeron J3355vsEPYC 9755

The Celeron J3355 is a low-power, dual-core chip for basic home or office PCs, while the EPYC 9755 is a 128-core server monster built for massive data centers and heavy virtualization.

Intel Celeron J3355
2C / 2T · 10W
VS
AMD EPYC 9755
128C / 256T · 500W
Intel

Celeron J3355

Apollo Lake · 14 nm · 2016

1score
2.9/ 5
0 votes
Cores / Threads
2 / 2
TDP
10W
Boost Clock
2.5 GHz
L3 Cache

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AMD

EPYC 9755

Turin · 4 nm · 2024

100score
2.8/ 5
0 votes
Cores / Threads
128 / 256
TDP
500W
Boost Clock
4.1 GHz
L3 Cache
512 MB

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest desktop CPU available.

Celeron J3355
1
EPYC 9755Winner
100
EPYC 9755 leads by 9900.0% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#1EPYC 9755100
#2Ryzen Threadripper 9980X86
#554Pentium J37101
#555Celeron J33551
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsCeleron J3355EPYC 9755
Cores
Total Cores2128
Threads2256
Base Clock2.0 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost Clock2.5 GHz4.1 GHz
Cache
L2 Cache1 MB128 MB
L3 Cache512 MB
Platform
SocketFCBGA1296SP5
MemoryDDR3DDR5
PCIePCIe 2.0PCIe 5.0
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 500
Power
Base TDP10W500W
General
ArchitectureApollo LakeTurin
Process14 nm4 nm
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The EPYC 9755 dominates the Celeron J3355 overall for any serious computing task.

Best value

Budget buyers should pick the Celeron J3355 for extremely low-power, basic computing needs.

When the other wins

The Celeron J3355 is the right choice for a silent, low-cost home server running a single lightweight application.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the Celeron J3355 better than the EPYC 9755?

Overall the EPYC 9755 is the stronger processor: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (100 vs 1 out of 100), so it leads the Celeron J3355 in most workloads.

How much faster is the EPYC 9755 than the Celeron J3355?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the EPYC 9755 is roughly 9900% faster than the Celeron J3355 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the Celeron J3355 or the EPYC 9755?

If you want the most performance, pick the EPYC 9755. If the Celeron J3355 is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.