Intel Celeron E1500 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E1500 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 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, 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).

Intel Celeron E1500

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 73.3°C vs 72.4°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	November 2008 vs August 2008
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C vs 72.4°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Around 51% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1323 vs 764
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1290 vs 626
Around 69% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 439 vs 260
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 754 vs 457

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1323 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark	1290 vs 626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439 vs 260
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	754 vs 457

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E1500
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

764

1323

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

626

1290

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

260

439

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

457

754

Name	Intel Celeron E1500	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
PassMark - Single thread mark	764	1323
PassMark - CPU mark	626	1290
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	260	439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	457	754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		23.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.496

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E1500	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Wolfdale
Launch date	November 2008	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$63
Place in performance rating	2946	2947
Price now	$19.65	$39.99
Processor Number	E1500	E8500
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	17.57	16.84
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.16 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	107 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (shared)	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.3°C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.33 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	105 million	410 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	0.8500V-1.3625V
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
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	LGA775
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)