Intel Core i5-2400S vs Intel Celeron 440

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2400S and Intel Celeron 440 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, 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 i5-2400S

Intel Celeron 440

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400S

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2 GHz
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 60.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
4x 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
3.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1468 vs 444
8.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3155 vs 368
Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1790 vs 971

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs June 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1468 vs 444
PassMark - CPU mark	3155 vs 368
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1790 vs 971

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 440

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1024 vs 599

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1024 vs 599

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2400S
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1468

444

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3155

368

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

599

1024

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1790

971

Name	Intel Core i5-2400S	Intel Celeron 440
PassMark - Single thread mark	1468	444
PassMark - CPU mark	3155	368
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	599	1024
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1790	971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	60.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.556

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2400S	Intel Celeron 440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	January 2011	June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$141	$40
Place in performance rating	2645	2653
Price now	$65.70	$21.01
Processor Number	i5-2400S	440
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	22.24	7.67
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	216 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	105 million
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
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)	65 Watt	35 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)