Intel Celeron G550 vs Intel Core i5-2500

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G550 and Intel Core i5-2500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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), 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 G550

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date June 2012 vs January 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 69.1°C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1702 vs 1210
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4112 vs 1259
  • Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 712 vs 454
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2283 vs 863
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C vs 69.1°C
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1702 vs 1210
PassMark - CPU mark 4112 vs 1259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 712 vs 454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2283 vs 863

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G550
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1210
1702
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1259
4112
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
454
712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
863
2283
Name Intel Celeron G550 Intel Core i5-2500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1210 1702
PassMark - CPU mark 1259 4112
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 454 712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 863 2283
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 57.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.47

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron G550 Intel Core i5-2500

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Launch date June 2012 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $80 $85
Place in performance rating 2475 2477
Price now $19.99 $88.99
Processor Number G550 i5-2500
Series Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 33.69 20.95
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 216 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 504 million 1160 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066 DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 850 MHz 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Device ID 0x102

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

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 FCLGA1155 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

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