Intel Core i5-2400 vs Intel Celeron E1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2400 and Intel Celeron E1200 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 Core i5-2400

Intel Celeron E1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 113% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
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
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1580 vs 580
7.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3866 vs 516
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2147 vs 1252

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs January 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1580 vs 580
PassMark - CPU mark	3866 vs 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2147 vs 1252

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1200

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 72.6°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 867 vs 665

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 72.6°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	867 vs 665

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2400
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1580

580

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3866

516

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

665

867

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2147

1252

Name	Intel Core i5-2400	Intel Celeron E1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1580	580
PassMark - CPU mark	3866	516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	665	867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2147	1252
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.139

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2400	Intel Celeron E1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	January 2011	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$40
Place in performance rating	2621	2629
Price now	$83.99	$225
Processor Number	i5-2400	E1200
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	20.89	1.13
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	216 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (shared)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	73.3°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	105 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	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 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	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	LGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)