Intel Celeron E1200 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6420

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E1200 and Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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.

Intel Celeron E1200

Intel Core 2 Duo E6420

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1200

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 60.1°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 867 vs 296
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1252 vs 541

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2008 vs April 2007
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 60.1°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	867 vs 296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1252 vs 541

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6420

Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.13 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 781 vs 580
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 752 vs 516

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	781 vs 580
PassMark - CPU mark	752 vs 516

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E1200
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

580

781

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

752

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

867

296

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1252

541

Name	Intel Celeron E1200	Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
PassMark - Single thread mark	580	781
PassMark - CPU mark	516	752
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	867	296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1252	541

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E1200	Intel Core 2 Duo E6420
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Conroe
Launch date	January 2008	April 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$40
Place in performance rating	2639	2914
Price now	$225	$49.99
Processor Number	E1200	E6420
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.13	8.02
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	143 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (shared)	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C	60.1°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	105 million	291 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)