Celeron J1900 vs Core i5-650

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-650 and Celeron J1900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2070	2549
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.93	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$82
Current price	$75 (2.1x MSRP)	$163 (2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-650 and Celeron J1900 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	4	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	2.42 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	224 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-650 and Celeron J1900 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
Socket	FCLGA1156	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-650 and Celeron J1900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
SIPP	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	36 Bit
FDI	+	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-650 and Celeron J1900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	no data	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-650 and Celeron J1900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-650 and Celeron J1900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	no data	854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-650 and Celeron J1900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-650 and Celeron J1900.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Core i5-650 outperforms Celeron J1900 by 96% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.45	0.74
Recency	7 January 2010	1 November 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Cost	$35	$82
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	10 Watt

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