Celeron E1500 vs Core i5-10400F

The Celeron E1500 packs 2 cores / 2 threads, while the Core i5-10400F offers 6 cores / 12 threads — the Core i5-10400F has 4 more cores. Boost clocks reach 2.2 GHz on the Celeron E1500 versus 4.3 GHz on the Core i5-10400F — a 64.6% clock advantage for the Core i5-10400F (base: 2.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz). The Celeron E1500 uses the Allendale (2006−2009) architecture (65 nm), while the Core i5-10400F uses Comet Lake (2020−2025) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Celeron E1500 scores 765 against the Core i5-10400F's 13,029 — a 177.8% lead for the Core i5-10400F. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 285 vs 1,454, a 134.4% lead for the Core i5-10400F that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 515 vs 5,783 (167.3% advantage for the Core i5-10400F). L3 cache: 0 kB on the Celeron E1500 vs 12 MB (total) on the Core i5-10400F.

The Celeron E1500 uses the LGA775 socket (PCIe 1.1), while the Core i5-10400F uses LGA1200 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR2-800 on the Celeron E1500 versus DDR4-2666 on the Core i5-10400F — the Core i5-10400F supports 233.3% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Core i5-10400F supports up to 128 GB of RAM compared to 8 GB — 1500% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 0 (Celeron E1500) vs 16 (Core i5-10400F) — the Core i5-10400F offers 16 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: G31,P35,G41 (Celeron E1500) and H410,B460,H470,Z490,H510,B560,H570,Z590 (Core i5-10400F).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: No (Celeron E1500) vs VT-x, VT-d (Core i5-10400F). Primary use case: Celeron E1500 targets Budget, Core i5-10400F targets Gaming. Direct competitor: Celeron E1500 rivals Pentium E2200; Core i5-10400F rivals Ryzen 5 3600.

At launch, the Celeron E1500 was priced at $53, while the Core i5-10400F came in at $160. On launch pricing ($53 vs $160), Celeron E1500 was $107 cheaper. In terms of value on MSRP (PassMark points per dollar), the Celeron E1500 delivers 14.4 pts/$ vs 81.4 pts/$ for the Core i5-10400F — making the Core i5-10400F the 139.8% better value option.

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