Core i5-4302Y vs Celeron G1830

The Core i5-4302Y packs 2 cores / 4 threads, matching the Celeron G1830's 2 cores. Boost clocks reach 2.3 GHz on the Core i5-4302Y versus 2.8 GHz on the Celeron G1830 — a 19.6% clock advantage for the Celeron G1830 (base: 1.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Both are built on the Haswell (2013−2015) architecture using a 22 nm process. In PassMark, the Core i5-4302Y scores 1,580 against the Celeron G1830's 1,560 — a 1.3% lead for the Core i5-4302Y. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 676 vs 496, a 30.7% lead for the Core i5-4302Y that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 1,086 vs 910 (17.6% advantage for the Core i5-4302Y). L3 cache: 3 MB on the Core i5-4302Y vs 2 MB on the Celeron G1830.

The Core i5-4302Y uses the FCBGA1168 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Celeron G1830 uses LGA1150 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR3L-1600 / LPDDR3-1600 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: 12 (Core i5-4302Y) vs 16 (Celeron G1830) — the Celeron G1830 offers 4 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: HM86,HM87 (Core i5-4302Y) and H81,B85,H87,Z87,H97,Z97 (Celeron G1830).

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