Core i5-4302Y vs Celeron G1620

The Core i5-4302Y packs 2 cores / 4 threads, matching the Celeron G1620's 2 cores. Boost clocks reach 2.3 GHz on the Core i5-4302Y versus 2.7 GHz on the Celeron G1620 — a 16% clock advantage for the Celeron G1620 (base: 1.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). The Core i5-4302Y uses the Haswell (2013−2015) architecture (22 nm), while the Celeron G1620 uses Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) (22 nm). In PassMark, the Core i5-4302Y scores 1,580 against the Celeron G1620's 1,586 — a 0.4% lead for the Celeron G1620. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 676 vs 441, a 42.1% lead for the Core i5-4302Y that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 1,086 vs 760 (35.3% advantage for the Core i5-4302Y). L3 cache: 3 MB on the Core i5-4302Y vs 2 MB (total) on the Celeron G1620.

The Core i5-4302Y uses the FCBGA1168 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Celeron G1620 uses LGA1155 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR3L-1600 / LPDDR3-1600 memory speed. The Celeron G1620 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: 12 (Core i5-4302Y) vs 16 (Celeron G1620) — the Celeron G1620 offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: HM86,HM87 (Core i5-4302Y) and H77,B75,Z77,H61,P67,Z68 (Celeron G1620).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: VT-x / VT-d / EPT (Core i5-4302Y) vs VT-x, EPT (Celeron G1620). Both include integrated graphics — Intel HD Graphics 4200 (Core i5-4302Y) and Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) (Celeron G1620) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i5-4302Y targets Productivity, Celeron G1620 targets Desktop. Direct competitor: Celeron G1620 rivals Pentium G2030.