Celeron G470 vs i5-520M
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-520M outperforms Celeron G470 by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2483 | 3115 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.95 | 0.98 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $225 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-520M and Celeron G470 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.93 GHz | no data |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 18 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 1.5 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 66 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-520M and Celeron G470 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 |
| Socket | BGA1288,PGA988 | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520M and Celeron G470. 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 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | + |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | + |
| Fast Memory Access | + | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-520M and Celeron G470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-520M and Celeron G470 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-520M and Celeron G470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | 8.3 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 766 MHz | 1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-520M and Celeron G470 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520M and Celeron G470.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.08 | 0.36 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 1 April 2013 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
i5-520M has a 200% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Celeron G470, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.
The Intel Core i5-520M is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron G470 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i5-520M is a notebook processor while Celeron G470 is a desktop one.
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