Core i5-3380M vs Celeron N2910

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

The Core i5-3380M uses the PGA988 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Celeron N2910 uses FCBGA1170 (PCIe 2.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR3-1600 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: 16 (Core i5-3380M) vs 4 (Celeron N2910) — the Core i5-3380M offers 12 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: HM77,QM77 (Core i5-3380M) and SoC (Celeron N2910).

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