Intel Core i5-3330S vs Intel Celeron 450

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3330S and Intel Celeron 450 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-3330S

Intel Celeron 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3330S

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.2 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: 22 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
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1709 vs 763
9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3889 vs 433
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2059 vs 971

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs August 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 60.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 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	1709 vs 763
PassMark - CPU mark	3889 vs 433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2059 vs 971

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 450

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 963 vs 626

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	963 vs 626

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3330S
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1709

763

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3889

433

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

626

963

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2059

971

Name	Intel Core i5-3330S	Intel Celeron 450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1709	763
PassMark - CPU mark	3889	433
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	626	963
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2059	971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	67.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1389
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1389

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-3330S	Intel Celeron 450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Conroe
Launch date	September 2012	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$231
Place in performance rating	2450	2466
Price now	$159.95	$29.99
Processor Number	i5-3330S	450
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	10.44	6.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	133 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	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	67 °C
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	60.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count		105 million
VID voltage range		1.0000V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x152
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 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 2500
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
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	FCLGA1155	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
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
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)