Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000 and Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1084 vs 1046

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 May 2009 vs 10 January 2008
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1084 vs 1046

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1074 vs 728
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 219
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 650 vs 377

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1074 vs 728
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	650 vs 377

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

728

1074

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

1046

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

219

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

377

650

Name	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000	Intel Core 2 Duo T9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	728	1074
PassMark - CPU mark	1084	1046
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	377	650
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.273
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		21.747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.586

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3000	Intel Core 2 Duo T9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn-1M	Penryn
Launch date	1 May 2009	10 January 2008
Place in performance rating	3004	3129
Series	Intel Celeron Dual-Core	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$530
Processor Number		T9500
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	107 mm	107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	410 Million	410 million
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
VID voltage range		1.000V-1.250V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	P (478)	BGA479, PPGA478, PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)