Intel Core i5-2405S vs Intel Celeron E3500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2405S and Intel Celeron E3500 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.

Intel Core i5-2405S

Intel Celeron E3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2405S

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1478 vs 1154
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3224 vs 935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs August 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1478 vs 1154
PassMark - CPU mark	3224 vs 935

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 69.1°C

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 69.1°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2405S
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1478

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3224

935

Name	Intel Core i5-2405S	Intel Celeron E3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1478	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	3224	935
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1870

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2405S	Intel Celeron E3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Launch date	May 2011	August 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$472	$62
Place in performance rating	2124	2126
Price now	$164.40	$31
Processor Number	i5-2405S	E3500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.07	13.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	216 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
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	0x112
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 3000
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, FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 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® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)