Intel Celeron 887 vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 887 and Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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 887

Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 887

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 754 vs 745
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 410 vs 381

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 1 March 2008
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	754 vs 745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	410 vs 381

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390

Around 24% higher clock speed: 1.86 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 712 vs 703
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 227 vs 224

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	712 vs 703
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	227 vs 224

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 887
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

703

712

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

754

745

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

224

227

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

410

381

Name	Intel Celeron 887	Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390
PassMark - Single thread mark	703	712
PassMark - CPU mark	754	745
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	224	227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	410	381

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 887	Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Merom
Launch date	1 October 2012	1 March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$86
Place in performance rating	2944	2938
Processor Number	887	T2390
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	533 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	291 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
VID voltage range		1.075V-1.175V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)