Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Celeron G550 vs Acer Intel Core i5-2400

31specifications compared
11differ
20identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i5-2400 has 0.5 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Celeron G550 (3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i5-2400 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Celeron G550 (4 vs 2). The Acer Intel Core i5-2400 has 2 more processor threads than the Acer Intel Celeron G550 (4 vs 2). Processor family: Intel® Celeron® on the Acer Intel Celeron G550, Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-2400. Processor model: G550 on the Acer Intel Celeron G550, i5-2400 on the Acer Intel Core i5-2400.

Processor family
- Intel Celeron G550:Intel® Celeron®
- Intel Core i5-2400:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Intel Celeron G550:G550
- Intel Core i5-2400:i5-2400
Processor base frequency
- Intel Celeron G550:2.6 GHz
- Intel Core i5-2400:3.1 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Celeron G550:2
- Intel Core i5-2400:4
Processor threads
- Intel Celeron G550:2
- Intel Core i5-2400:4
Processor cache
- Intel Celeron G550:2 MB
- Intel Core i5-2400:6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Intel Celeron G550:65 W
- Intel Core i5-2400:95 W
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
- Intel Celeron G550:17 GB/s
- Intel Core i5-2400:21 GB/s

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Comparison of Intel Celeron G550, Intel Core i5-2400
58 specifications	A Acer Intel Celeron G550 View product	B Acer Intel Core i5-2400 View product
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	G550	i5-2400
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor lithography	32 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	2.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	95 W
Compatible chipsetsKnown for one	Intel® B65 Express, Intel® B75 Express, Intel® H61 Express, Intel® H67 Express, Intel® H77 Express, Intel® P67 Express, Intel® Q65 Express, Intel® Q67 Express, Intel Q75 Express, Intel® Z68 Express, Intel® Z75 Express, Intel® Z77 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	Q0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	26	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	17 GB/s	21 GB/s
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	3.4 GHz
Memory1 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	1066 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	850 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	2	2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 MHz
Featuresidentical
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel Flex Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	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® 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® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	69.1 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VT-d, VT-x

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