Celeron G1830 vs Core i5-4302Y

The Celeron G1830 packs 2 cores / 2 threads, matching the Core i5-4302Y's 2 cores. Boost clocks reach 2.8 GHz on the Celeron G1830 versus 2.3 GHz on the Core i5-4302Y — a 19.6% clock advantage for the Celeron G1830 (base: 2.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz). Both are built on the Haswell (2013−2015) architecture using a 22 nm process. In PassMark, the Celeron G1830 scores 1,560 against the Core i5-4302Y's 1,580 — a 1.3% lead for the Core i5-4302Y. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 496 vs 676, a 30.7% lead for the Core i5-4302Y that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 910 vs 1,086 (17.6% advantage for the Core i5-4302Y). L3 cache: 2 MB on the Celeron G1830 vs 3 MB on the Core i5-4302Y.

The Celeron G1830 uses the LGA1150 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i5-4302Y uses FCBGA1168 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR3-1333 memory speed. The Celeron G1830 supports up to 32 GB of RAM compared to 16 GB — 66.7% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 16 (Celeron G1830) vs 12 (Core i5-4302Y) — the Celeron G1830 offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: H81,B85,H87,Z87,H97,Z97 (Celeron G1830) and HM86,HM87 (Core i5-4302Y).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x (Celeron G1830) vs VT-x / VT-d / EPT (Core i5-4302Y). Both include integrated graphics — HD Graphics (Haswell) (Celeron G1830) and Intel HD Graphics 4200 (Core i5-4302Y) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Celeron G1830 targets Budget, Core i5-4302Y targets Productivity. Direct competitor: Celeron G1830 rivals Pentium G3220.