Intel Celeron B710 vs Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron B710 and Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600 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, 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 B710

Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron B710

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm

Launch date	15 March 2011 vs 1 March 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.13 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100C
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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100C
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron B710
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

Name	Intel Celeron B710	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	101
PassMark - CPU mark	106
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		262
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.797
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.952

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron B710	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	15 March 2011	1 March 2009
Place in performance rating	3323	3317
Processor Number	B710	SL9600
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$316
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.13 GHz
Die size	131 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	6134 KB
L3 cache	1536 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	2
Transistor count	504 million	410 million
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
VID voltage range		1.050V-1.150V
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	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD 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	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	PGA988	BGA956
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	17 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
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® 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)