i5-8259U vs Celeron 3755U

Place in the ranking	2658	1224
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	4.67	16.76
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)	Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)	5 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$320

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	OPI
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	17	23
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	82 mm²	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U 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	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
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.

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.

Celeron 3755U 0.74

i5-8259U 4.96
+570%

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.

Celeron 3755U 1182

i5-8259U 7878
+566%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.74	4.96
Integrated graphics card	0.77	4.49
Recency	1 March 2015	5 April 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

Celeron 3755U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

i5-8259U, on the other hand, has a 570.3% higher aggregate performance score, 483.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i5-8259U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3755U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 3755U and Core i5-8259U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.