Intel Celeron J3455E vs Intel Core i5-2500K

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron J3455E and Intel Core i5-2500K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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), 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 J3455E

  • Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 72.6°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 61% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
  • Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1699 vs 846
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4123 vs 2193
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 224 KB
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1699 vs 846
PassMark - CPU mark 4123 vs 2193

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron J3455E
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
846
1699
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2193
4123
Name Intel Celeron J3455E Intel Core i5-2500K
PassMark - Single thread mark 846 1699
PassMark - CPU mark 2193 4123
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 806
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 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 J3455E Intel Core i5-2500K

Essentials

Architecture codename Apollo Lake Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q3'19 January 2011
Place in performance rating 2429 2439
Processor Number J3455E i5-2500K
Series Intel Celeron Processor J Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $289
Price now $123.99
Value for money (0-100) 15.38

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.50 GHz 3.30 GHz
L1 cache 224 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 2.30 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1160 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s

Graphics

Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 250 MHz 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 750 MHz 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 8 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics 500 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID 0x112
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX Yes
OpenGL Yes

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 24mm x 31mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported LGA1155

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 6 16
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

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

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)