Celeron N2910 vs Core i5-3380M

The Celeron N2910 packs 4 cores / 4 threads, while the Core i5-3380M offers 2 cores / 4 threads — the Celeron N2910 has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 1.6 GHz on the Celeron N2910 versus 3.6 GHz on the Core i5-3380M — a 76.9% clock advantage for the Core i5-3380M (base: 1.6 GHz vs 2.9 GHz). The Celeron N2910 uses the Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) architecture (22 nm), while the Core i5-3380M uses Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) (22 nm). In PassMark, the Celeron N2910 scores 2,907 against the Core i5-3380M's 2,938 — a 1.1% lead for the Core i5-3380M. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 210 vs 700, a 107.7% lead for the Core i5-3380M that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 700 vs 1,600 (78.3% advantage for the Core i5-3380M). L3 cache: 0 kB on the Celeron N2910 vs 3 MB (total) on the Core i5-3380M.

The Celeron N2910 uses the FCBGA1170 socket (PCIe 2.0), while the Core i5-3380M uses PGA988 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR3L-1066 memory speed. The Core i5-3380M supports up to 32 GB of RAM compared to 8 GB — 120% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 4 (Celeron N2910) vs 16 (Core i5-3380M) — the Core i5-3380M offers 12 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: SoC (Celeron N2910) and HM77,QM77 (Core i5-3380M).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x (Celeron N2910) vs VT-x, VT-d (Core i5-3380M). Both include integrated graphics — Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) (Celeron N2910) and Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Core i5-3380M) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Celeron N2910 targets Budget Laptop, Core i5-3380M targets Business Laptop. Direct competitor: Celeron N2910 rivals AMD A4-6210; Core i5-3380M rivals AMD A10-4600M.