Intel Core i5-2430M vs Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2430M and Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Core i5-2430M

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2430M

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1236 vs 843
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1998 vs 1276
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 508 vs 234
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1095 vs 412

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 November 2011 vs 26 September 2010
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1236 vs 843
PassMark - CPU mark	1998 vs 1276
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	508 vs 234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1095 vs 412

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2430M
CPU 2: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1236

843

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1998

1276

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

508

234

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1095

412

Name	Intel Core i5-2430M	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1236	843
PassMark - CPU mark	1998	1276
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	508	234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1095	412
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	22.919
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.74
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.291

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2430M	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	2 November 2011	26 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$80
Place in performance rating	2889	2895
Price now	$84.11
Processor Number	i5-2430M	T3500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.49
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	149 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	624 Million	410 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID	0x116
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.2 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
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	PPGA988	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)