Intel Celeron 6305 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Celeron 6305 vs Intel Core i5-2400 and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, 7zip, Blender, Furmark, MATLAB, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Prime95, WPrime, PCMark 10.
   And how good the processors are in games:

DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Apex Legends
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Valheim
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Last Man Standing

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-2400 or Intel Celeron 6305.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Celeron 6305

50%

Core i5-2400

51%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-2400 is 1% better than Celeron 6305. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron 6305

50%

Core i5-2400

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.2	90.5
Valorant	101.4	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	57.6
Apex Legends	95.3	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.1	77.2
Overwatch	82.1	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.0	71.0
DOOM Eternal	50.7	51.4
Warzone	79.1	80.2
Assassin's Creed	85.2	86.4
Valheim	84.2	85.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron 6305

Core i5-2400

26%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-2400 is more energy efficient than the Celeron 6305 as it consumes less power: 0W vs. 95W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron 6305	Intel Core i5-2400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	118	104
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	210	378
Cinbench 20 Single-core	291	267
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	497	941
Cinbench 23 Single-core	300	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1106	2350

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron 6305	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	1241	1589
Multi-Core	2239	3799

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron 6305	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	654	756
Multi-Core	1217	2483

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Celeron 6305	Intel Core i5-2400
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	October 01, 2010
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1449	LGA1155
Core name	Tiger Lake	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	2
Turbo Frequency		3.4 MHz
Frequency	1.8 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	2030 millions	2480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)		95 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-2400 is 41% better than Celeron 6305 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-2400 has 2 more core than Celeron 6305. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron 6305 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-2400 is better: 28
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Celeron 6305 and Intel Core i5-2400 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• Intel Celeron 6305 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-2400 specs and review.