i5-8265U vs Celeron E1600

Place in performance ranking	2814	1444
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date	31 May 2009 (15 years ago)	28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$297

Detailed specifications

Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U 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	2.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	77 mm²	123 mm²
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	105 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U 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	LGA775	FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	Intel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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 E1600 0.54

i5-8265U 3.85
+613%

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 E1600 840

i5-8265U 5954
+609%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	3.85
Recency	31 May 2009	28 August 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

i5-8265U has a 613% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-8265U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E1600 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron E1600 is a desktop processor while Core i5-8265U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron E1600 and Core i5-8265U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.