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Intel Core i5-5250U vs Intel Celeron 4205U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2015
Intel Core i5-5250U
Intel Core i5-5250U
Released
Q1/2019
Overall score
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Intel Celeron 4205U
Intel Celeron 4205U

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-5250U or Intel Celeron 4205U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-5250U has a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2015.

Intel Celeron 4205U has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1053 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-5250U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    368 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    374 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    770 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    786 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1046 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1206 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    448 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    495 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    559 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    178 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    612 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    104 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1001 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    245 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron 4205U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1408 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1218 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-5250U Intel Core i5-5250U
Intel Celeron 4205U Intel Celeron 4205U
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 5000U left arrow Intel Celeron 4000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.60 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.70 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    2.50 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 6000 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 610
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.00 GHz left arrow 0.90 GHz
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow 12
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 96
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron 4205U and Intel Core i5-5250U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-2133 SO-DIMMLPDDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-5250U and Intel Celeron 4205U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 12.5 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-5250U and Intel Core i5-5250U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell U left arrow Whiskey Lake U
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1168 left arrow BGA 1528
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q1/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-5250U and Intel Celeron 4205U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
768
Intel Core i5-5250U
173
Intel Celeron 4205U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
3678
Intel Core i5-5250U
1974
Intel Celeron 4205U

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