Celeron 857 vs i5-4200M
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2017 | 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 | 4.53 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 4 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 July 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | $134 |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857 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 | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 130 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 960 Million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857 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 | FCPGA946 | FCBGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| 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 i5-4200M and Celeron 857 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | 1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 2880x1800@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857.
| PCIe version | 3 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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 | 4 June 2013 | 1 July 2011 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 17 Watt |
i5-4200M has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron 857, on the other hand, has 117.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-4200M and Celeron 857. We've got no test results to judge.
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