Intel Celeron G550 vs Intel Core i5-2500K

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G550 and Intel Core i5-2500K 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).

Intel Celeron G550

Intel Core i5-2500K

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 i5-2500K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1698 vs 1210
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4117 vs 1259
Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 806 vs 454
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2657 vs 863

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
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	1698 vs 1210
PassMark - CPU mark	4117 vs 1259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	806 vs 454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2657 vs 863

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1698

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1259

4117

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

454

806

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

863

2657

Name	Intel Celeron G550	Intel Core i5-2500K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	1698
PassMark - CPU mark	1259	4117
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	454	806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	863	2657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.818
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.627

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G550	Intel Core i5-2500K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	June 2012	January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$289
Place in performance rating	2472	2462
Price now	$19.99	$123.99
Processor Number	G550	i5-2500K
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	33.69	15.38
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
Unlocked
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 3000
Device ID		0x112
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)