Celeron B830 vs i5-2510E
Aggregate performance score
i5-2510E outperforms Celeron B830 by a whopping 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-2510E and Celeron B830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2290 | 2777 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 1 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 2 September 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $266 | $86 |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-2510E and Celeron B830 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 | 2.5 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 25 | 18 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 624 million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2510E and Celeron B830 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 | FCPGA988 | FCPGA988,PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2510E and Celeron B830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| FDI | + | + |
| Fast Memory Access | + | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Core i5-2510E and Celeron B830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2510E and Celeron B830 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2510E and Celeron B830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16.6 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | 1.05 GHz |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2510E and Celeron B830 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| SDVO | + | + |
| CRT | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2510E and Celeron B830.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.22 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 1 February 2011 | 2 September 2012 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
i5-2510E has a 121.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
Celeron B830, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
The Core i5-2510E is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B830 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2510E and Celeron B830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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