Celeron P4500 vs i5-6300U

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1915	2862
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	12.81	1.43
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	28 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500 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	2.4 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	0.07 GHz
Bus type	OPI	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	4 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	24	14
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	382 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500 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	FCBGA1356	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 520	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	667 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6300U and Celeron P4500.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.03	0.53
Integrated graphics card	2.16	0.77
Recency	1 September 2015	28 March 2010
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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