Intel Celeron 3855U vs Intel Core i5-4250U

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 3855U and Intel Core i5-4250U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 3855U

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 16 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4250U

  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1341 vs 900
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2155 vs 1219
  • Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 574 vs 381
  • Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1214 vs 731
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 980 vs 814
  • Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2811 vs 1618
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 2907
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 980 vs 814
  • Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2811 vs 1618
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 2907
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1341 vs 900
PassMark - CPU mark 2155 vs 1219
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 574 vs 381
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1214 vs 731
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 980 vs 814
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2811 vs 1618
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 vs 2907
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 980 vs 814
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2811 vs 1618
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 vs 2907

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 3855U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4250U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
900
1341
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1219
2155
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
381
574
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
731
1214
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
814
980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1618
2811
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2907
3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
814
980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1618
2811
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2907
3353
Name Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Core i5-4250U
PassMark - Single thread mark 900 1341
PassMark - CPU mark 1219 2155
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 381 574
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 731 1214
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 814 980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1618 2811
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2907 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 814 980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1618 2811
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2907 3353
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 26.66
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.754

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron 3855U Intel Core i5-4250U

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Haswell
Launch date Q4'15 4 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1945 1944
Processor Number 3855U i5-4250U
Series Intel® Celeron® Processor 3000 Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $430
Price now $358.99
Value for money (0-100) 2.84

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 1.30 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 4
Die size 181 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz
Transistor count 1300 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1866/2133, LPDDR3-1600/1866, DDR3L-1333/1600 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x1906 0xA26
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 900 MHz 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 510 Intel® HD Graphics 5000
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz 3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz 3280x2000@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.4 4.3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 10 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 42mm X 24mm 40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1356 FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 10 12
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1 4x1, 2x4
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 4
Number of USB ports 4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports 4
UART
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version 9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Smart Connect

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)