Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2400S outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2400S is 509 days older than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Performs up to 3% better in Dirt 5 than Celeron G550 - 141 vs 137 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-2400S - $49.0 vs $70.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-2400S - $0.36 vs $0.5 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
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Game Graphics
Ultra High
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2400S | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
No | Overclockable | No |