Celeron N3350 vs i5-2560M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-2560M
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.51
+116%
Celeron N3350
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.70

Core i5-2560M outperforms Celeron N3350 by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2560M and Celeron N3350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21522722
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency4.0811.04
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release dateno data30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$24

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2560M and Celeron N3350 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2711
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors624 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2560M and Celeron N3350 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2560M and Celeron N3350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-2560M and Celeron N3350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2560M and Celeron N3350 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2560M and Celeron N3350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2560M and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-2560M and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2560M and Celeron N3350.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-2560M 1.51
+116%
Celeron N3350 0.70

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.

i5-2560M 2397
+117%
Celeron N3350 1106

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 0.70
Integrated graphics card 0.66 0.77
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

i5-2560M has a 115.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron N3350, on the other hand, has 16.7% faster integrated GPU, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-2560M is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3350 in performance tests.


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