Intel Celeron N5205U vs Intel Core i5-2400

Processor comparisons 25-07-2021

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Celeron N5205U vs Intel Core i5-2400 tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Prime95, MATLAB, SuperPi, WPrime, Blender, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, RealBench, PassMark, Furmark, AIDA64, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-2400 or Intel Celeron N5205U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Celeron N5205U

50%

Core i5-2400

51%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-2400 is 1% better than Celeron N5205U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron N5205U

51%

Core i5-2400

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little 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: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Control, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	90.5
Valorant	102.1	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	57.6
Apex Legends	96.0	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.2
Overwatch	82.7	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	71.0
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.4
Warzone	79.6	80.2
Assassin's Creed	85.8	86.4
Valheim	84.7	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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron N5205U

131%

Core i5-2400

26%

To make a final decision 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 Celeron N5205U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-2400 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because 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 N5205U	Intel Core i5-2400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	91	104
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	241	378
Cinbench 20 Single-core	196	267
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	585	941
Cinbench 23 Single-core	424	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1556	2350

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

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	1277	1589
Multi-Core	3149	3799

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

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	592	756
Multi-Core	1813	2483

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Core i5-2400
Announcement date	December 11, 2019	October 01, 2010
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1528	LGA1155
Core name	Comet Lake	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	2
Turbo Frequency	2.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	1.9 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	2480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	21 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	2 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 38% better than Celeron N5205U in terms of CPU frequency. 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 N5205U is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-2400 is better: 27
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Celeron N5205U and Intel Core i5-2400 before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Celeron N5205U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Celeron N5205U specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-2400 specs and review.