Celeron 5305U vs i5-2490M
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-2490M and Celeron 5305U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | no data |
| Release date | no data | 1 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-2490M and Celeron 5305U 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 27 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | no data |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 624 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2490M and Celeron 5305U 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2490M and Celeron 5305U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2490M and Celeron 5305U are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2490M and Celeron 5305U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
i5-2490M has 100% more threads.
Celeron 5305U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-2490M and Celeron 5305U. We've got no test results to judge.
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