Intel Core i5-6300HQ vs Intel Celeron G1610T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-6300HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron G1610T
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Celeron G1610T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-6300HQ and the Intel Celeron G1610T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-6300HQ 4 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the Intel Celeron G1610T which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2013.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 6000H (15) CPU group Intel Celeron G1000 (12)
6 Generation 3
Skylake H Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-6300HQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron G1610T clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-6300HQ Characteristic Intel Celeron G1610T
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-6300HQ Characteristic Intel Celeron G1610T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
9 GPU Generation 7
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 6
192 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-6300HQ, while the Intel Celeron G1610T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-6300HQ Characteristic Intel Celeron G1610T
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1333
64 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-6300HQ has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron G1610T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-6300HQ Characteristic Intel Celeron G1610T
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6300HQ has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron G1610T is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Core i5-6300HQ Characteristic Intel Celeron G1610T
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1440 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2015 Release date Q1/2013
-- Release price 42 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
749 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
476 (64%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2523 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
854 (34%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1046 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
412 (39%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2788 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
712 (26%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 0.95 GHz
365 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101 (28%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
4692 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
1370 (29%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
132 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
81 (61%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
475 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
154 (32%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
318 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
986 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
720.4 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1225 (100%)
Intel Celeron G1610T Intel Celeron G1610T
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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