Celeron 847 vs i5-6500

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6500
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.54
+1080%
Celeron 847
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.30

Core i5-6500 outperforms Celeron 847 by a whopping 1080% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15303113
Place by popularity33not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.82no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Celeron
Power efficiency5.151.67
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date2 July 2015 (9 years ago)19 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier3211
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size177 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP+-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (350 - 800 MHz)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz800 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-6500 3.54
+1080%
Celeron 847 0.30

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.

i5-6500 5624
+1074%
Celeron 847 479

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-6500 1197
+672%
Celeron 847 155

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-6500 3263
+1141%
Celeron 847 263

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-6500 5746
+353%
Celeron 847 1270

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-6500 19577
+713%
Celeron 847 2408

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-6500 6653
+570%
Celeron 847 993

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-6500 10.6
+658%
Celeron 847 80.4

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-6500 6
+877%
Celeron 847 1

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-6500 1.74
+324%
Celeron 847 0.41

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-6500 2.9
+3525%
Celeron 847 0.1

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-6500 3100
+276%
Celeron 847 824

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.54 0.30
Integrated graphics card 2.60 0.34
Recency 2 July 2015 19 June 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

i5-6500 has a 1080% higher aggregate performance score, 664.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 847, on the other hand, has 282.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 847 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-6500 is a desktop processor while Celeron 847 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-6500 and Celeron 847, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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