Celeron M 585 vs i5-2400
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1759 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 39 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.86 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core i5 (Desktop) | Intel Celeron M |
| Power efficiency | 2.42 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 9 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 20 August 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | $70 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.16 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 216 mm2 | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | LGA1155 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 January 2011 | 20 August 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 31 Watt |
i5-2400 has an age advantage of 2 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron M 585, on the other hand, has 206.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-2400 is a desktop processor while Celeron M 585 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2400 and Celeron M 585, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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