Intel Celeron 4205U vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 4205U and Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron 4205U

Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 4205U

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1039 vs 768
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1367 vs 652

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 January 2019 vs 1 October 2008
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1039 vs 768
PassMark - CPU mark	1367 vs 652

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 4205U
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1039

768

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1367

652

Name	Intel Celeron 4205U	Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
PassMark - Single thread mark	1039	768
PassMark - CPU mark	1367	652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1139
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1795

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 4205U	Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Merom
Launch date	23 January 2019	1 October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$107
Place in performance rating	2240	2296
Processor Number	4205U
Series	Celeron	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA1
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	46x24
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	Socket P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)