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Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Celeron N6210. Specifications

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Released
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Intel Core i7-5500U
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Intel Celeron N6210
Intel Celeron N6210

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-5500U or Intel Celeron N6210? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-5500U has a base frequency of 2.40 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1/2015.

Intel Celeron N6210 has a base frequency of 1.20 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6.5 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 100% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-5500U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    667 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    702 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    826 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    926 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    980 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    455 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    524 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    417 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    510 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    111 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    773 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    6.5 W left arrow 15 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
Intel Celeron N6210 Intel Celeron N6210
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 5000U left arrow Intel Celeron J6000/N6000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 11
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.4 GHz left arrow 1.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    2.9 GHz left arrow 2.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 16
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow 250 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 5500 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Elkhart Lake)
  • GPU Turbo
    950 MHz left arrow 750 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 128
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron N6210 and Intel Core i7-5500U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4-3200LPDDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-5500U and Intel Celeron N6210 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 6.5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-5500U and Intel Celeron N6210, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Broadwell U left arrow Elkhart Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 1.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Socket
    BGA 1168 left arrow BGA 1090
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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