Intel Celeron 947UE vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9300

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 947UE and Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Celeron 947UE

Intel Core 2 Duo T9300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 947UE

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	January 2013 vs 10 January 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T9300

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 79% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 947UE
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300

Name	Intel Celeron 947UE	Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
PassMark - Single thread mark		1022
PassMark - CPU mark		988
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		352
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		20.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.963

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 947UE	Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	January 2013	10 January 2008
Place in performance rating	not rated	3171
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$316
Price now		$57.99
Processor Number		T9300
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.48
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	118 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6144 KB
L3 cache	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	1400 million	410 million
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Number of threads		2
VID voltage range		1.000V-1.250V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA1023	PGA478, BGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
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