Celeron G4950 vs Core i5-8210Y

The Celeron G4950 packs 2 cores / 2 threads, matching the Core i5-8210Y's 2 cores. Boost clocks reach 3.3 GHz on the Celeron G4950 versus 3.6 GHz on the Core i5-8210Y — a 8.7% clock advantage for the Core i5-8210Y (base: 3.3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz). The Celeron G4950 uses the Coffee Lake (2017−2019) architecture (14 nm), while the Core i5-8210Y uses Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Celeron G4950 scores 2,714 against the Core i5-8210Y's 2,723 — a 0.3% lead for the Core i5-8210Y. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 672 vs 796, a 16.9% lead for the Core i5-8210Y that directly translates to higher frame rates. L3 cache: 2 MB on the Celeron G4950 vs 4 MB on the Core i5-8210Y.

The Celeron G4950 uses the LGA1151 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Core i5-8210Y uses FCBGA1515 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4-2400 on the Celeron G4950 versus LPDDR3-2133 on the Core i5-8210Y — the Celeron G4950 supports 28.6% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Celeron G4950 supports up to 64 GB of RAM compared to 16 GB — 120% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 16 (Celeron G4950) vs 10 (Core i5-8210Y) — the Celeron G4950 offers 6 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: H310,B360,B365,H370,Z370,Z390 (Celeron G4950) and Amber Lake-Y (Core i5-8210Y).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x (Celeron G4950) vs VT-x, VT-d, EPT (Core i5-8210Y). Both include integrated graphics — UHD Graphics 610 (Celeron G4950) and UHD Graphics 617 (Core i5-8210Y) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Celeron G4950 targets Budget, Core i5-8210Y targets Tablet/2-in-1. Direct competitor: Celeron G4950 rivals Pentium G5420; Core i5-8210Y rivals Athlon 3050U.