Intel Atom E680T vs Intel Celeron E3500

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E680T and Intel Celeron E3500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom E680T

Intel Celeron E3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E680T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 74.1°C
13x lower typical power consumption: 4.5 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	September 2010 vs August 2010
Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 74.1°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3500

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 69% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E680T
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E3500

Name	Intel Atom E680T	Intel Celeron E3500
PassMark - Single thread mark		1154
PassMark - CPU mark		935

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E680T	Intel Celeron E3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tunnel Creek	Wolfdale
Launch date	September 2010	August 2010
Place in performance rating	not rated	2141
Processor Number	E680T	E3500
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$62
Price now		$31
Value for money (0-100)		13.80
Performance
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	2500 MHz PCIE	800 MHz FSB
Die size	26 mm	82 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	47 million	228 million
VID voltage range	VCC (0.75 - 0.9V), VNN (0.75 - 1.1V)	0.8500V-1.3625V
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2 800	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mmx22mm	37.5mm X 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA676	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
PCI Express revision	1.0a
PCIe configurations	x1 root complex only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)