Celeron 847 vs i5-2515E
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2344 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 3.20 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 1 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 19 June 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $266 | $134 |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 25 | 11 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 624 million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847 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) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Intel BGA1023 | FCBGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 800 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2011 | 19 June 2011 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
i5-2515E has 100% more threads.
Celeron 847, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 105.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2515E and Celeron 847, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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