Intel Celeron G1840 vs Intel Core i5-661

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1840 and Intel Core i5-661 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), 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).

Intel Celeron G1840

Intel Core i5-661

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1840

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 69.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 95% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16.38 GB
Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 87 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1582 vs 1446
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 573 vs 518

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2014 vs January 2010
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 69.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16.38 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 87 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1582 vs 1446
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	573 vs 518

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-661

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2469 vs 1778
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1214 vs 1061

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2469 vs 1778
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1214 vs 1061

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1840
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-661

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1582

1446

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1778

2469

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

573

518

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1061

1214

Name	Intel Celeron G1840	Intel Core i5-661
PassMark - Single thread mark	1582	1446
PassMark - CPU mark	1778	2469
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	573	518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1061	1214
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	1149
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2298
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2298

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1840	Intel Core i5-661
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Clarkdale
Launch date	May 2014	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$53	$252
Place in performance rating	2225	2238
Price now	$72.99	$99.99
Processor Number	G1840	i5-661
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.55	9.35
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	177 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C	69.8°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	382 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	900 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	87 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)