Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Celeron G1820 vs Acer Intel Core i5-2500

36specifications compared
20differ
16identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i5-2500 has 0.6 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Celeron G1820 (3.3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i5-2500 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Celeron G1820 (4 vs 2). The Acer Intel Core i5-2500 has 10 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Intel Celeron G1820 (32 nm vs 22 nm). Only the Acer Intel Celeron G1820 has ECC. Only the Acer Intel Celeron G1820 has embedded options available.

Processor family
- Intel Celeron G1820:Intel® Celeron® G
- Intel Core i5-2500:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Intel Celeron G1820:G1820
- Intel Core i5-2500:i5-2500
Processor base frequency
- Intel Celeron G1820:2.7 GHz
- Intel Core i5-2500:3.3 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Celeron G1820:2
- Intel Core i5-2500:4
Processor socket
- Intel Celeron G1820:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- Intel Core i5-2500:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor lithography
- Intel Celeron G1820:22 nm
- Intel Core i5-2500:32 nm
Processor threads
- Intel Celeron G1820:2
- Intel Core i5-2500:4
Processor cache
- Intel Celeron G1820:2 MB
- Intel Core i5-2500:6 MB

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Comparison of Intel Celeron G1820, Intel Core i5-2500
69 specifications	A Acer Intel Celeron G1820 View product	B Acer Intel Core i5-2500 View product
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Celeron® G	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	G1820	i5-2500
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Package typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component for	PC	PC
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
System bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	6 MB
Processor cache type	L3	L3
L3 cache speedKnown for one	2.7 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	53 W	95 W
Compatible chipsetsKnown for one	Intel® B85, Intel® H81, Intel® H87, Intel® Q85, Intel® Q87, Intel® Z87, Intel® Z97	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	C0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21.3 GB/s	21 GB/s
Processor codeKnown for one	SR1CN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7 GHz
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	32 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECCDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.7 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	850 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	3	2
Features3 differ
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityKnown for one	1S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	PCG 2013C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-x	VT-d, VT-x
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72.6 °C

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