Celeron N3010 vs i5-2500K

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2500K and Celeron N3010 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1716	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.32	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core i5 (Desktop)	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	2.58	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Airmont (2016)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	10 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$216	$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2500K and Celeron N3010 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	1.04 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.24 GHz
Bus type	no data	IDI
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	216 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2500K and Celeron N3010 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA1155	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500K and Celeron N3010. 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)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-2500K and Celeron N3010 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	no data	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2500K and Celeron N3010 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2500K and Celeron N3010. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 3000	no data
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	600 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500K and Celeron N3010 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-2500K and Celeron N3010 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2500K and Celeron N3010.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 January 2011	10 January 2016
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	4 Watt

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